1. Mineral Resources
  2. Online Spatial Data
  3. Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS)

Paddington

Plant in Western Australia, Australia with commodity Gold
Map
XML
JSON
KML
B
Sections on this page
  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. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304668
MAS/MILS ID 6020550143
Record type Site
Current site name Paddington
Alternate or previous names Kundana, Panglo, Baseline, Leeks, Polar, Quartz Hill, Deep Leads, Golden Arrow, Lake Gladys

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Pit
Geographic coordinates: 121.3992, -30.47941 (WGS84)
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
Gold Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Pit (1) 121.3992, -30.47941
ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 CARBONITIZATION
    Date of Last Modification 921026

Comments on the geologic information

  • PADDINGTON GOLD MINERALIZATION OCCURS PRINCIPALLY WITHIN A GRANOPHYRIC QUARTZ DOLERITE WHICH INTRUDES AND CROSSCUTS A BASIC VOLCANIC UNIT, THE PADDINGTON VOLCANICS. THE ORE ZONE IS FLANKED TO THE WEST BY ACIDIC AND PELITIC METASEDIMENTS OF THE BLACK FLAG BEDS AND TO THE EAST BY A THICK VARIED SEQUENCE OF ALTERED MAFICS, ULTRAMAFICS, AND METASEDIMENTS. A SURFACE DEPLETION EFFECT IS EVIDENT IN THE UPPER 25 METERS BUT BELOW THIS, TO A DEPTH OF 60 METERS, A ZONE OF SIGNIFICANT SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT IS ENCOUNTERED WITH GRADES OF AROUND 4 G/MT AU. BENEATH THE SUPERGENE ENRICHMENT ZONE LIES A FRESH PRIMARY ORE, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVED TO A DEPTH OF 180 METERS. THE OREBODY, WHICH IS UP TO 60 METERS WIDE IN THE SUPERGENE ZONE AND AROUND 35 TO 40 METERS WIDE IN THE PRIMARY ZONE, IS OPEN TO DEPTH AND HAS BEEN SHOWN TO PERSIST TO DEPTHS OF AT LEAST 220 METERS.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1896
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1985
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Precipitation
Milling method Leach-Precipitation

Mining district

District name Kalgoorlie

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights State Lease

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Pancontinental Goldmining Areas Pty Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Australia
    Year 1992

Comments on the production information

  • THE BULK OF CURRENT PRODUCTION COMES FROM THE PADDINGTON II PIT, HOWEVER THE SOURCE OF 1992 PRODUCTION WILL BE FROM FIVE PITS.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 3301000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3301000mt ore
    Total resources 3301000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 2.58 g/mt Gold Major 1991
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Measured 443000mt ore
    Demonstrated 443000mt ore
    Total resources 443000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 1.91 g/mt Gold Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ORIGINAL ADIT LISTING 4/30/87. STARTED PRODUCTION IN 1985. EXPECTED PRODUCTION OF 115,000 OZ IN 1987. 1988 PROD. WAS 102,871 OZ. 1989 PROD.= 106,001 OZ FROM TREATING 1,008,580 MT ORE. WILL ANALYZE FOR THE 1992 AU AVAILABILITY STUDY.
  • RECOVERABLE RESERVES UNDER CURRENT PIT DESIGN, (PROVED + PROB). TOTAL RESOURCES AS OF 6/30/91.

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 Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 365
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1992

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1992/93, P. 90.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE; THE PADDINGTON GOLD MINE, 11/1985,

  • Deposit

    P. 378 - 385.

  • Deposit

    THE MINER; PANCON MAINTAINS ITS' VIGIL, SEPT. 1991,

  • Deposit

    P. 35.

  • Deposit

    MINING MONTHLY; PANCON OVERCOMES PROBLEMS, APRIL 1986,

  • Deposit

    P. 40, 43-44.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 17, 1983, P. 414.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE PADDINGTON COMPLEX CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING OREBODIES: PADDINGTON 1 PADDINGTON 2 GOLDEN ARROW PANGLO BASELINE LEEKS QUARTZ HILL POLAR POLAR EAST DEEP LEADS GIDJI LAKE LAKE GLADYS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-OCT-1992 Slater, Linda C. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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

Maps centered on this site