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Reedy

Plant in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Gold
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255846
MAS/MILS ID 6020550145
Record type Site
Current site name Reedy

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 118.24931, -27.11295 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Western Australia(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Western Australia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 118.24931, -27.11295
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1900
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1984
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Precipitation
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Metana Minerals Nl
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1990
    Description 648,029 Mt Ore Mill Feed @ 2.43 G/Mt 42394 Oz Fine Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 1318600.97g 2g/mt
  • Year 1991
    Description 473,233 Mt Ore Mill Feed @ 6.40 G/Mt 92618 Oz Fine Gold
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Gold Gold 2880742.2g 6g/mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 6281000mt ore
    Demonstrated 6281000mt ore
    Total resources 6281000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.2 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORIGINAL ADIT LISTING 4/30/87. INITIAL PRODUCTION IN 1985. EXPECTED PRODUCTION OF 25,000 OZ IN 1987. 1989 PROD.= 52,816 OZ AU FROM TREATING 536,000 MT ORE WILL NOT BE ANALYZED FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILTY STUDY (RESERVES TOO SMALL).
  • TOTAL RESERVES AS OF 1/15/92.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, 1991

  • Reserve-Resource

    AUSTRALIAN GOLD RESOURCES.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 96.

  • Deposit

    LOUTHEAN, ROSS; LEWIS AND AUTHAAL SHOW GREATER PROMISE,

  • Deposit

    GOLD GAZETTE, AUG 10, 1992, P. 12.

  • Deposit

    MINING MONTHLY; IOR GOES AHEAD WITH REEDY NORTH GOLD MINE,

  • Deposit

    AUG 1986, P. 12-14.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-OCT-1992 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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