A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
GRANITE CREEK
44375
7 KM EAST OF ARCHER RIVER ROADHOUSE, 450KM NNW OF CAIRNS.
Latitude -13.4125 Longitude 142.9689
ABANDONED, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 54 713200 mE 8516400 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7471 WENLOCK
16/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Tin Creek
Archer River Tinfield
Wolverton Prospect
TIN
SMALL
100 - 1 000 tonnes SN
GOLD
VERY SMALL
<0.5 tonnes AU
TUNGSTEN
VERY SMALL
<5 tonnes W
1/01/1907
31/12/1931
CASSITERITE
118.0 tonnes
1/01/1938
31/12/1940
CASSITERITE
1.5 tonnes
1/01/1975
31/12/1980
CASSITERITE
214.0 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources |
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
4 millions of cubic metres Ore @
Company Report 29128 Published in 1997
4400 Tonnes CASSITERITE
1.13 kg/m*3 CASSITERITE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Major Mining Related Events |
DREDGING
EPM
15157
LIBERTY MINING INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
CAINOZOIC ALLUVIAL & COLLUVIAL |
DEPOSITS |
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
ALLUVIAL PLACER
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
ALLUVIAL PLACER TIN
ORE
CAINOZOIC
Cassiterite comprises black, ruby and amber varieties and minor wolframite and gold have also been recorded. Lumps of quartz greisen |
with visible cassiterite occur in the alluvium and on the surface. |