Macraes Mine

Producer in New Zealand with commodity Gold
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. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280516
MAS/MILS ID 6140450003
Record type Site
Current site name Macraes Mine
Alternate or previous names Macraes Flats

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 170.4313, -45.37983 (WGS84)
Elevation 2000
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

New Zealand(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 170.4313, -45.37983

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1989
Year of first production 1992
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mining district

District name Central Otago

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Macraes Mining Co. Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office New Zealand
    Year 1996
    First year 1995

Comments on the production information

  • PLANNED CAPACITY OF 90,000 OZ AU/YR.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 60900000mt ore
    Total resources 60900000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.54 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1996
    Demonstrated 19700000mt ore
    Total resources 19700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.87 g/mt Gold Major 1996
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Demonstrated 13514000mt ore
    Total resources 13514000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.23 g/mt Gold Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SHOULD ANALYZE FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY. ADIT UPDATE, 03/1996.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GOLD GAZETTE, 08/14/95, P5, "REEFTON MINE FINALLY GETS GO-

  • Deposit

    AHEAD".

  • Reserve-Resource

    SEE "MI" REF. GOLD GAZETTE, 08/95, P5.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit WAS UNDER STUDY IN 1989 WITH PLANNED PRODUCTION BY 1992. DO NOT KNOW PRESENT STATUS OF DEVELOPMENT. AS OF 08/95, IS A PRODUCER.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 25-MAR-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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