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Hilton

Producer in Queensland, Australia with commodities Lead, Silver, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255945
MAS/MILS ID 6020350009
Record type Site
Current site name Hilton

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 139.48218, -20.83004 (WGS84)
Elevation 366
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Queensland(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Queensland

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown
Pyrrhotite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 139.48218, -20.83004
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N00S
    Dip 65W
    Length 4500M
    Width 180M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 SEDIMENTARY
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 POTASSIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 PROPYLITIC
    Strike And Dip N00S:65W
    Date of Last Modification 830812

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1947
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1987
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Mount Isa Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Mount Isa Mines Ltd. (Subs. Of M. I. M. Holdings Ltd.)
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1989

Comments on the ownership information

  • ASARCO INC. OF THE U.S.A. OWNS A 49 PERCENT INTEREST IN M.I.M. HOLDINGS.

Production statistics

  • Year 1991
    Description Production 39000 Mt Zn Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Zinc Zinc 39000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1981
    Indicated 45000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 45000000mt ore
    Total resources 45000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.6 wt-pct Lead Major 1981
    Silver Ag 150 g/mt Silver Minor 1981
    Zinc Zn 9.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1981
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 9000000mt ore
    Indicated 13000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 22000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.1 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Silver Ag 138 g/mt Silver Minor 1990
    Zinc Zn 8.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1990
    Measured 56000000mt ore
    Indicated 46000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 102000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 5.4 wt-pct Lead Major 1990
    Silver Ag 96 g/mt Silver Minor 1990
    Zinc Zn 10.9 wt-pct Zinc Major 1990
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Demonstrated 11000000mt ore
    Total resources 11000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 137 g/mt Silver Minor 1993
    Zinc Zn 8.8 wt-pct Zinc Major 1993
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 32700000mt ore
    Total resources 32700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1996
    Silver Ag 129 g/mt Silver Minor 1996
    Zinc Zn 10 wt-pct Zinc Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Inferred 35700000mt ore
    Total resources 35700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Lead Pb 6.26 wt-pct Lead Major 1996
    Silver Ag 128 g/mt Silver Minor 1996
    Zinc Zn 10.14 wt-pct Zinc Major 1996

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MIM 1987 ANNUAL REPORT LISTED HILTON RESERVES AT 49 MILLION TONS HILTON NORTH SHOWS 23 MILLION TONS (FROM PAH PBZB 89)
  • 20 KM NORTH OF MT ISA, TRIAL MINING BEGAN IN 1987, NEW MILL TO BE IN OPERATION BY 1990. HILTON WILL GRADUALLY SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTION FROM MT ISA HILTON 49 MT AT 7.86% ZN; 5.49% PB; 128 G/T AG HILTON NO 23 MT AT 10.3% ZN; 5.4 % PB; 93.3 G/T AG BOM RESERVES FOR HILTON ONLY

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Percent Recovery 88
    Capacity 5128
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Year of Information 1989

Comments on the workings information

  • VEGETATION CONSISTS OF OPEN FOREST AND GRASSES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    *CRU MONITOR, ZINC, MAY 1992, P. 8.

  • Reserve-Resource

    M.I.M. 1981 ANNUAL REPORT. P. 40.

  • Reserve-Resource

    M.I.M. HOLDINGS LTD. 1990 ANNUAL REPORT

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS QUARTERLY MINE ANALYSIS, JUNE 1993,

  • Reserve-Resource

    P. 43, 48.

  • Deposit

    ANNUAL REPORTS, MIM HOLDINGS, 1976-1980

  • Deposit

    BARTRUM, J. ET AL., "DEVELOPMENTS IN MILLING OF

  • Deposit

    SILVER-LEAD-ZINC ORES IN THE MOUNT ISA AREA

  • Deposit

    SINCE 1970" IN LEAD-ZINC UPDATE, SME-AIME,

  • Deposit

    ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 1977

  • Deposit

    BENNETT, E.M., "LEAD-ZINC-SILVER AND COPPER ORE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF MOUNT ISA" IN GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIAN

  • Deposit

    ORE DEPOSITS (ED. J. MCANDREW), PP. 233-247,

  • Deposit

    (EIGHTH COMMONWEALTH MINING AND METALURGICAL

  • Deposit

    CONGRESS), MELBOURNE, 1965.

  • Deposit

    CIGAN, JOHN M., ET AL. (EDS), LEAD-ZINC-TIN "80,

  • Deposit

    PROCEEDINGS OF A WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON METALLURGY

  • Deposit

    AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, THE METALURGIGICAL

  • Deposit

    SOCIETY OF AIME, LAS VEGAS, 1980.

  • Deposit

    CUSACK, B.L., ETAL., "AUSTRAILAIAN LEAD/ZINC

  • Deposit

    MINERALS PROFESSING DEVELOPMENTS" IN LEAD-ZINC

  • Deposit

    UPDATE, SME-AIME, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, SEPTEMBER 1977.

  • Deposit

    DAYTON, S., "UNDERGROUND MINING AT MOUNT ISA",

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 1978.

  • Deposit

    DAVIES, E., "MINING PRACTICE AT MOUNT ISA MINES

  • Deposit

    LTD., AUSTRAILIA", TRANSACTIONS/SECTION A OF THE

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY", VOL. 76,

  • Deposit

    1967.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERALS PROCESSING

  • Deposit

    OPERATIONS, MCGRAW-HILL, 1980.

  • Deposit

    GODDARD, I.A. AND M.C. BRIDGES, DEVELOPMENT IN

  • Deposit

    LEAD-ZINC MINING METHODS AT MOUNT ISA, AUSTRALIA",

  • Deposit

    LEAD-ZINC UPDATE, SME-AIME, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER, 1977.

  • Deposit

    HOPPER, JOHN R., (ED.), MIMAG, VOL. 23/NO. 1,

  • Deposit

    PUBLISHED QUARTERLY BY MIM HOLDINGS LTD.,

  • Deposit

    BRISBANE, 1974.

  • Deposit

    LOUTHEAN, R. (ED.), REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING,

  • Deposit

    1980 EDN., ROSS LOUTHEAN PUBLISHING, 1980.

  • Deposit

    MCKEAN, G. R., "LEAD SMELTING AT MOUNT ISA MINES

  • Deposit

    LTD., MOUNT ISA, QLD.", MINING AND METALLURGICAL

  • Deposit

    PRACTICES IN AUSTRALASIA, PP.237-241, A.I.M.M.

  • Deposit

    MELBOURNE, 1980.

  • Deposit

    MATHIAS, B.V. AND CLARKE, G.J., "MOUNT ISA COPPER

  • Deposit

    AND SILVER-LEAD-ZINC OREBODIES-ISA AND HILTON

  • Deposit

    MINES" IN ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND

  • Deposit

    PAPUA, NEW GUINEA, 1. METALS, A.I.M.M., MONOGRAPH

  • Deposit

    SERIES, NO. T, MELBOURNE, 1975.

  • Deposit

    "MECHANIZATION AT MOUNT ISA", MINING MAGIZINE,

  • Deposit

    JUNE, 1972.

  • Deposit

    "LEAD EXPANSION AT MOUNT ISA", MINING JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    DECEMBER 26, 1980, P. 527.

  • Deposit

    MOUNT ISA MINES LIMITED, OPERATIONS AT MOUNT ISA,

  • Deposit

    REVISED EDITION, 1977.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 14, 1979, NOVEMBER 20, 1979;

  • Deposit

    JANUARY 25, 1980.

  • Deposit

    NIGHTINGALE, W.G. (ED.), FINANCIAL TIMES MINING

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1980, LONGMANS, LONDON.

  • Deposit

    QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST, 1979;

  • Deposit

    DECEMBER, 1979.

  • Deposit

    "RAISE DRILLING", ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL,

  • Deposit

    FEBRUARY, 1981, P. 96.

  • Deposit

    RAUSCH, DONALD O., ET AL., (EDS.), AIME WORLD

  • Deposit

    SYMPOSIUM ON MINING AND METALLURGY OF LEAD AND

  • Deposit

    ZINC, VOLUME 1, MINING AND CONCENTRATING OF LEAD

  • Deposit

    AND ZINC, PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF

  • Deposit

    MINING METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC.,

  • Deposit

    NEW YORK, 1970.

  • Deposit

    RIDGE, J.D., ANNOTATED BIBLIOGTAPHIES OF MINERAL

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS IN AFRICA, ASIA (EXCLUSIVE OF THE U.S.S.R.)

  • Deposit

    AND AUSTRALIASIA, PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY,

  • Deposit

    PERGAMON PRESS, NEW YORK, 1976.

  • Deposit

    RYAN, G.R. (ED.) EXCURSION GUIDE NO. 49AC-MINING

  • Deposit

    CENTER OF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA, 25TH INTERNATIONAL

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGICAL CONGRESS, DARWIN, 1976.

  • Deposit

    SPOONER, J., ET AL. (EDS.), MINING ANNUAL REVIEW-

  • Deposit

    1979, 1980 EDITIONS PUBLISHED BY THE MINING

  • Deposit

    JOURNAL, LONDON.

  • Deposit

    WATSFORD, R.M.S., "LEAD-ZINC-SILVER ORE CONCENTRATION

  • Deposit

    BY MOUNT ISA MINES LTD, ., QUEENSLAND",

  • Deposit

    MINING AND METALLURGICAL PRACTICES IN AUSTRALASIA,

  • Deposit

    PP. 208-213, A.I.M.M., MELBOURNE, 1980.

  • Deposit

    WORLD MINING, APRIL, 1978; SEPTEMBER, 1979.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1-94: HILTON MILL CLOSED. ORE SHIPPED TO MT. ISA MILL.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-NOV-96 Difrancesco, Carl A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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