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Blue Tier Tinfield;

Past Producer in Tasmania, Australia with commodity Tin
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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. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280471
MAS/MILS ID 6020450006
Record type Site
Current site name Blue Tier Tinfield;

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 146.97954, -41.55863 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tasmania(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bornite Unknown
Cassiterite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Molybdenite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Topaz Unknown
Wolframite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 146.97954, -41.55863
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E00W
    Dip 20N
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Type of Orebody #3 PEGMATITE
    Primary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 CARBONATE SILIC
    Strike And Dip E00W:20N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1874
Year of first production 1882

Mining district

District name Northeast,Tas.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1969
    Measured 1500000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1500000mt ore
    Total resources 1500000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Tin Sn 0.2 wt-pct Tin Trace 1969

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TAYLOR,R.G., 1969, LOW GRADE TIN ORES IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA,

  • Deposit

    TECH CONF ON TIN,1969, ITC VOL.2,BANGKOK, 1969. THOMAS,D.E.,

  • Deposit

    HE BLUE TIER TIN FIELD IN AUST ORE DEPS.1953. JACK,R.,1965,

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS OF NORTHEAST TASMANIA, IN AUST. ORE DEPS. 1965.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MAIN DEPS. BLUE TIER, BRANXHOLM, WELDBOROUGH, WHERE HIGH RAI WEATHER OF SN GRANITES PRODUCED DETRITAL DEPS. 40 FT. IN DEP DED @ .5LB/VD3 OF 70% SN. SN OCCURS AS:@ FLAT-LYING BODIES I ANITE, B PEGMATITIC TIN GRANITE DIKES, C Q+Z & GREISEN VEINS EGMATITE FLOORS DISCOVERED WERE GENTLY ARCHED OR DOMED. MOST WORKINGS HIGH-GRADED ORE FROM SELVEDGE ZONES, GEN GRADE >1.0 MANY FORMS OF DEPS. OFFERS LOW GRADE POTENTIAL BUTRARELY ARE NNAGE AND BULK GRADES HIGH ENOUGHTO SUPPORT PROFITABLE OPERA GRADE MOST CRITICAL,RARELY LARGE TONNAGES >0.2% SN; CURRENTL TONS OF 0.3%-0.4% SN NEEDED TO BEECONOMIC. IMMENSE TONNAGES GRADE DISSEMINATED SN ORE DO NOT SEEM TO EXIST IN THE SAME S THE PORPHYRY COPPERS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-84 Curtis, J.L. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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