A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
CRAIGIE LIMESTONE DEPOSIT
44316
28.0 KM SOUTH-EAST OF TEXAS, 220KM SW OF BRISBANE.
Latitude -28.9764 Longitude 151.4194
MINERAL OCCURRENCE
AMG Zone 56 346000 mE 6793600 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 9140 TEXAS
2/April/2004
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
LIMESTONE
LARGE
>10 000 000 tonnes LST
Published Reserves/Resources |
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
BR 2818 Published in 1973
1300000 Tonnes Per Vertical Metre LIMESTONE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
1973
SIEMON, J.E.
BR 2818
LIMESTONE RESOURCES OF THE WARWICK-TEXAS AREA.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF QUEENSLAND, REPORT 80.
Major Mining Related Events |
OPEN CUT MINING
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS
DREDGING
SURFACE MINING METHODS
Currently untenured mineral deposit |
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
TEXAS SUBPROVINCE
Texas beds / CARBONIFEROUS to CARBONIFEROUS
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
SEDIMENT-HOSTED DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
LIMESTONE DEPOSIT
LIMESTONE
LATE DEVONIAN to EARLY |
CARBONIFEROUS |
Three main limestone lenses crop out in a 1.5 by 1.0 km area. The limestone is light grey, microfaulted and jointed.