Koetong Field

Past Producer in Victoria, Australia with commodities Tin, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Mineral occurrence model information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001463
MRDS ID TC39295
Record type District
Current site name Koetong Field

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 147.47745, -36.16869 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position LOCATION OF LATITUDE/LONGITUDE IS AT THE TOWN OF KOETONG; FIELD INCLUDES OPERATIONS WITHIN A RADIUS OF 6 MI OF THE TOWN; PRINCIPAL PLACERING AREAS WERE ALONG KOETONG CREEK (RUNNING CREEK), MOUNTAIN AND BURROWYE CREEKS, ROYAL PARK CREEK, DRY FOREST CREEK, BOUNDARY CREEK; PLIOCENE TERRACES ALONG ROYAL PARK CREEK AND DRY FOREST WERE ALSO WORKED., 5 KM, 5 KM

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Victoria(province)

Australia(country)

Australia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Victoria

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 123
USGS model code 39e
Deposit model name Alluvial placer Sn

Nearby scientific data

(1) 147.47745, -36.16869

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Discovery year 1872
Discoverer Unidentified Prospector
Year of first production 1872
Year of last production 1964

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner EXCELSIOR CO.
  • Type Owner
    Owner LA MASCOTTE TIN DREDGING CO.
  • Type Owner
    Owner ANNANDALE SYNDICATE
  • Type Owner
    Owner BERRIGAMA SLUICING
  • Type Owner
    Owner BORDER CO.
  • Type Owner
    Owner KEADY
  • Type Owner
    Owner HAPPY VALLEY TIN SLUICING CO.
  • Type Owner
    Owner EUREKA TIN MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COCHRANE, G.W.,1971, TIN DEPOSITS OF VICTORIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA BULLETIN NO. 60, P. 25-29.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JAN-94 Bliss, James D. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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