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Kidston

Plant in Queensland, Australia with commodity Gold
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Ownership information
  10. Production statistics
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280602
MAS/MILS ID 6020350029
Record type Site
Current site name Kidston
Alternate or previous names No Other Known Name.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 144.14881, -18.88019 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(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
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 144.14881, -18.88019
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1907
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1965
Plant type Leach
Plant subcategory Hydromet
Milling method Hydrometallurgy Unspecified

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Kidston Gold Mines Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Production statistics

  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 132194 Ounces Of Silver.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 4111693.56g
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 228195 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7097658.84g
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 117026 Ounces Of Silver.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3639915.96g
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 206238 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6414719.71g
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 125912 Ounces Of Silver.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 3916301.49g
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 205361 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 6387441.96g
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 107345 Ounces Of Silver.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3338803.16g
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 236710 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 7362504.98g
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 89604 Ounces Of Silver.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Silver Silver 2786996.31g
  • Year 1991
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 191753 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5964185.79g
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 59501 Ounces Of Silver.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 1850688.22g
  • Year 1992
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Production 189355 Ounces Of Gold.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 5889599.64g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 36400000mt ore
    Demonstrated 36400000mt ore
    Total resources 36400000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.28 g/mt Gold Major 1991
    Silver Ag 2.08 g/mt Silver 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    AUSTRALIAN MINING, P. 27 (APRIL 1990).

  • Production

    KIDSTON GOLD MINES LIMITED OPERATING COST REPORT FOR

  • Production

    1992.

  • Production

    GOLD GAZETT, P. 26 (FEBRUARY 7, 1994).

  • Production

    KIDSTON GOLD MINES LIMITED, ANNUAL REPORT, P. 2, 28

  • Production

    (1991).

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 111.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL LONDON; KIDSTON PLANS EXPANSION, 12/13/91,

  • Deposit

    P. 438, VOL. 317, NO. 8152.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL; KIDSTON - QUEENSLAND'S GOLD REWARD, 8/2/85,

  • Deposit

    P. 76.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE; KIDSTON GOLD MINE, 1/86, P. 16-21.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL LONDON, 5/1/92, P. 327, VOL. 318, NO. 8171.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL LONDON, 8/9/91, P. 107, VOL. 317, NO. 8134.

  • Deposit

    AUSTRALIAN MINING, 4/90, P. 27-28.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING; KIDSTON - AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST GOLD

  • Deposit

    MINE, 6/87, P. 73-74.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 11/85, P. 337.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 3/2/84, P. 149, VOL. 302, NO. 7750.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 3/84, P. 199, VOL. 150, NO. 3.

  • Deposit

    BARTRUM, J., BOWLER, A., BUTCHER, G.; SAG MILL OPERATIONS

  • Deposit

    AT KIDSTON GOLD MINES, MINERAL AND METALLURGICAL

  • Deposit

    PROCESSING, 5/86, P. 96-104.

Reporter information

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

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