Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
VALETTA
36991
1.7KM ENE OF IRVINEBANK, 75KM SW OF CAIRNS.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -17.4208 Longitude  145.2181
ABANDONED, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 55  310727 mE  8073001 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7963 ATHERTON
19/March/2002
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
Sugar Bag
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
TIN
SMALL
100 - 1 000 tonnes SN
Production Details
6,287
Period:
1/01/1904
31/12/1973
to
tonnes ore
CASSITERITE
125.2 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
20000 tonnes Ore @
BR 6053 Published in 1999
VALETTA
FOR
160 Tonnes CASSITERITE
0.80 % CASSITERITE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID
1999
TIN AUSTRALIA
BR 6053
PROSPECTUS
Comments
Year Completed
Year Commenced
Major Mining Related Events 
Mining Operations
Comments
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS
PITS
SHAFTS
ADITS
Tenure Type/Number
Company Name/Surname
Christian Name 
SHARE
ML
20066
SMITH
George Henry
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences
Structural Unit
Formation Name/Age
HODGKINSON PROVINCE
Hodgkinson Formation / DEVONIAN to DEVONIAN
Deposit Model
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
INTRUSIVE-RELATED (PORPHYRY-RELATED)
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
TIN VEINS (CORNISH-TYPE)
Mineralisation Age
ORE
LATE CARBONIFEROUS
Comments
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