| Deposit ID | 10304671 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020400005 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Brukunga |
| Alternate or previous names | Shepherd's Hill Area, Past Producing Deposits:, Shepherd's Hill, Little Hill, Grass Fire Hill, Undeveloped Depostis:, Timmin's Hill, South End Hill, Ironstone Ridge |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 138.99875, -34.82942 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 380 |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
South Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
Federal lands
Federal(land status)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | South Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 138.99875, -34.82942 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1916 |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| District name | Shepherds Hill |
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| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
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| Ownership category | Federal |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nairne Pyrites Pty. Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1985 |
| Year | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Description | Mining And Beneficiation Stopped In 1972 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 50000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 50000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 50000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 10000HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020400005 |
BRITISH SULPHUR CORP. LTD., WORLD SURVEY OF SULPHUR
RESOURCES, SCEOND EDITION, 1974.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-JAN-1995 | Soper, J. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.