A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
NIGHTFLOWER
41716
37KM WEST OF MOUNT MULLIGAN, 125KM WEST OF CAIRNS.
Latitude -16.8489 Longitude 144.5289
ABANDONED, ABANDONED PROSPECT
AMG Zone 55 236700 mE 8135500 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7864 MOUNT MULLIGAN
5/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Don Lease
Argentum Mines
LEAD
SMALL
1000 - 100 000 tonnes PB
ZINC
SMALL
200 - 200 000 tonnes ZN
COPPER
SMALL
500 - 50 000 tonnes CU
SILVER
VERY SMALL
<5 tonnes AG
GOLD
VERY SMALL
<0.5 tonnes AU
1,234
1/01/1923
31/12/1930
tonnes ore
LEAD
MATTE
305.0 tonnes
SILVER
1123.0 kilograms
GOLD
BULLION
0.6 kilograms
Published Reserves/Resources |
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
40000 tonnes Ore @
Company Report 4983 Published in 1972
5600 Tonnes LEAD
14.00 % LEAD
2800 Tonnes ZINC
7.00 % ZINC
1200 Kilograms SILVER
30.00 g/t SILVER
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
80000 tonnes Ore @
Company Report 21702 Published in 1990
2000 Tonnes COPPER
2.50 % COPPER
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Major Mining Related Events |
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS
PITS
SHAFTS
EPM
12345
LAING
William Peter
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
KENNEDY PROVINCE
Nightflower Dacite / LATE CARBONIFEROUS to LATE |
CARBONIFEROUS |
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
EPITHERMAL VEINS/PIPE/STOCKWORK
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS METAL
ORE
299-308Ma.
LATE CARBONIFEROUS to EARLY PERMIAN
This mineralisation is located on the Nightflower Fault. Stockworks of sulphide bearing veins grading outward into thinner and less |
mineralised quartz-pyrite veinlets have developed marginal to the lode. |