| Deposit ID | 10304682 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 6020450002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mt. Cleveland Tin Co. |
| Alternate or previous names | Mt.Cleveland Tin Deposits |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 145.39848, -41.46611 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 400 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tasmania(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Tasmania |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Arsenopyrite | Unknown |
| Cassiterite | Unknown |
| Chalcocite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Chlorite | Unknown |
| Dolomite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Pyrrhotite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Stannite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Tourmaline | Unknown |
| Wolframite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 145.39848, -41.46611 |
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| Thickness | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 1HA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1898 |
| Year of first production | 1968 |
| Milling method | Heavy Media |
| District name | West Coast |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cleveland Tin Nil. |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Aberfoyle Management Pty. Ltd. |
| Home office | Australia |
| Year | 1976 |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 2850000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 2850000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 2850000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 6020450002 |
E/MJ.INTNTL.DIRECTORY OF MINING,1975.
COX,R,& GLASSON,K.R.,1971,ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF CLEVELAND MINE
ON. GEOLOGY,VOL.66,P.861-878.
MASON,A.A.C.,1965,TIN ORE DEPOSITS OF MT CLEVELAND:IN GEOL.A
E DEPOSITS(J.MCANDREW ED) 2NDED.,A.I.M.M.,MELBOURNE,PG503-50
IN GEOL.AUST.ORE DEPOSITS(J.MCANDREW,ED)PG.168-175,A.I.M.M.,
REID,A,M,1923,CLEVELAND MINE,TASMANIA:GEOL.SURV.TAS.BULL.34,
AUST.BUR.MIN.RES,1970,AUST.MINERAL INDUSTRY,1969- REVIEW.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COMPLEX SULFIDE-TIN ORE. APPROX.55 KM BY ROAD TO PORT AT BUR 20 KM TO RAILHEAD AT GUILDFORD,AND 30 KM BY RAIL TO BURNIE. ION OF COPPER-TIN CONC.,1200 TPD CAPACITY,TRUCK HAULAGE,100K K TONS/YR, FEED CAPACITY OF CONCENTRATOR=715 TPD. ADIT-OPEN MINING METHOD. EIGHT ORE BODIES DEFINED @ 1968. SPHALERITE S 14% FE. TYPICAL ORE(MASON,1965) ANALYSIS: SN=0.99,S=9.80,F ,AS=0.56,SB=NIL,BI=0.01,CU=0.34, ZN=0.13,PB=NIL. SMELTER AT N SIGHT). IN 1969,281,432MT ORE MILLED,2,308MT TIN CONC.@ 1, IN; 3,303MT CU-SN CONC.@ 569MT COPPER, 160MT TIN.(BMR.RPT,19 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 22-SEP-92 | Erikson | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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