Fifield

Plant in New South Wales, Australia with commodity Magnesite
Sections on this page
  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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10256333
MAS/MILS ID 6020150041
Record type Site
Current site name Fifield

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 147.4986, -32.99625 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New South Wales(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia New South Wales

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Magnesite Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 147.4986, -32.99625

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1907
Plant type Refiner

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Devex Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1988
  • Type Operator
    Owner Young Mining Co. Pty Ltd
    Home office Australia
    Year 1988

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NEW SOUTH WALES INDUSTRIAL MINERALS MINE DOSSIER, DEPT. OF

  • Deposit

    MINERALS AND ENERGY; APRIL 30, 1988, P. 81.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 16-OCT-1992 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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