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Super Pit

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. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256158
MAS/MILS ID 6020550165
Record type Site
Current site name Super Pit
Alternate or previous names Golden Mile, Kalgoorlie, Fimiston

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 121.4992, -30.7794 (WGS84)
Elevation 330
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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calaverite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Gold Unknown
Muscovite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 121.4992, -30.7794
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 CARBONITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 921022

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1893
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1989
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Kalgoorlie

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Homestake Gold Of Australia Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992
  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gold Mines Of Kalgoolie Ltd.
    Interest 50
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1992
    Description Actual Gold Production Fye June 1992 474825 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 14768710.36g
  • Year 1993
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Gold Production Fye June 1993 525000 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 16329327.52g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Demonstrated 62400000mt ore
    Total resources 62400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.84 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 71000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 71000000mt ore
    Total resources 71000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.9 g/mt Gold Major 1992
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1992
    Measured 115300000mt ore
    Demonstrated 115300000mt ore
    Total resources 115300000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 3.15 g/mt Gold Major 1992

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CONSOLIDATED SURFACE MINING OPERATIONS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 330,000 OZ IN 1989 AND 490,000 OZ IN 1990. WILL BE ANALYZED FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY. MILLING WILL BE FLOTATION/ROAST/LEACH. FULL CAPACITY (1990) ABOUT 6,000,000 MTPY ORE.
  • TOTAL SUPER PIT RESERVES AS OF 12/31/91. TOTAL SUPER PIT RESOURCE AS OF 12/31/91.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity 16600
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    POSEIDON GOLD LIMITED - 1992 REPORT TO SHAREHOLDERS,

  • Production

    JUNE 30, 1992.

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 60.

  • Reserve-Resource

    AUSTRALIA'S MINING MONTHLY, DEC-JAN, 1991/92.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-MAY-1994 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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