A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
PIPERSLEIGH MARBLE DEPOSIT
44338
10.8 KM NORTH OF TEXAS, 225KM SW OF BRISBANE.
Latitude -28.7583 Longitude 151.1708
ABANDONED, ABANDONED PROSPECT
AMG Zone 56 321400 mE 6817400 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 9140 TEXAS
16/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
MARBLE
SMALL
100 000 - 2 000 000 tonnes MARB
LIMESTONE
SMALL
100 000 - 2 000 000 tonnes LST
Published Reserves/Resources |
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
BR 2818 Published in 1973
165000 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
MARBLE DEPOSIT
MARBLE
LATE DEVONIAN to EARLY |
CARBONIFEROUS |
The marble is banded dark grey and contains minor interbedded red and grey slates.