Toora 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. Alteration
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Ownership information
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60001464
MRDS ID TC39296
Record type District
Current site name Toora Field

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 146.34632, -38.60974 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position LOCATION OF LATITUDE/LONGITUDE IS AT THE CENTER OF THE TRIANGLE BASIN WHICH IS ABOUT 4 SQUARE MILES IN AREA AND DRAINED BY THE AGNES RIVER, TIN MINE RIVER, AND OTHER EASTERN TRIBUTARIES OF THE FRANKLIN RIVER; THE AGNES RIVER IS SURROUND BY BROAD, SWAMPY AREAS; TIN MINE CREEK HAS DEEPLY DISSECTED SEDIMENTS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE FIELD AND NOW FLOWS OVER TAILING UP TO 30 FT THICK; ELEVATION IS AT STIRLING HILL THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE FIELD AND ON A RIDGE WHICH DIVIDE THE VALLEY BETWEEN THE DRAINAGE OF THE AGNES RIVER AND TIN MINE RIVER., 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

Alteration

  • (Local) MECHANICAL ACCUMULATION

Mineral occurrence model information

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 146.34632, -38.60974

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description TRIANGULAR GRABEN; BOUNDED ON THE NW BY A ENE TRENDING YARRAM FAULT; ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE BY A ESE TRENDING GELLIONDALE FAULT, AND PROBABLY ON THE NE SIDE BY AN UNNAMED FAULT TRENDING NW; INTERIOR BASIN DRILLING SUGGESTS THAT GRABEN FLOOR ALSO FAULTED; BEDDING IS USUALLY SUBHORIZONTAL BUT MAY DIP UP TO 60 DEGRESS ADJACENT TO FAULTS AND ARE NOTABLE IN OLD WORKINGS ALONG THE NW MARGIN OF THE GRABEN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Discovery year 1873
Year of first production 1892
Year of last production 1940

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner FRANKLIN RIVER HYDRAULIC SLUICING CO.
  • Type Owner
    Owner TOORA TIN MINING CO.
  • Type Owner
    Owner TIN-FIELDS LTD.
  • Type Owner
    Owner GREAT SOUTHERN TIN MINING CO.
  • Type Owner
    Owner N.T. PITCAIRN
  • Type Owner
    Owner THE BETTER 'OLE TIN AND GOLD MINING CO.
  • Type Owner
    Owner LEASE 4958 GIPPSLAND, TOORA
  • Type Owner
    Owner AGNES STIRLING N.L.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    COCHRANE, G.W., 1971, TIN DEPOSITS OF VICTORIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA BULLETIN NO. 60, P. 62-64.

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.