A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
TORWOOD SAND RIDGE
478749
73 KM WEST OF ALMADEN, 185KM WEST OF CAIRNS.
Latitude -17.4172 Longitude 143.9969
MINERAL OCCURRENCE, ABANDONED PROSPECT
AMG Zone 54 818400 mE 8071800 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7663 BLACKDOWN
5/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Bolwarra Sand Ridge
TIN
MEDIUM
1 000 - 100 000 tonnes SN
ILMENITE
VERY SMALL
<5 000 tonnes IM
MONAZITE
VERY SMALL
<200 tonnes MZ
ZIRCON
VERY SMALL
<2 500 tonnes ZIR
RUTILE
VERY SMALL
<2 000 tonnes RUT
GOLD
VERY SMALL
<0.5 tonnes AU
Published Reserves/Resources |
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
105 millions of cubic metres Ore @
BR 4232 Published in 1995
4725 Tonnes CASSITERITE
45.00 g/m*3 CASSITERITE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
1995
DAVIS, G.
BR 4232
Evaluation of the Torwood tin prospect.
MSc Seminar, James Cook University of North Queensland, Townsville.
Major Mining Related Events |
EPM
12120
ECHELON RESOURCES LIMITED
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
CAINOZOIC ALLUVIAL & COLLUVIAL |
DEPOSITS |
Qa-QLD / QUATERNARY to QUATERNARY
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
ALLUVIAL PLACER
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
ALLUVIAL PLACER TIN
ALLUVIUM
CRETACEOUS
This deposit is thought to be a Cretaceous age palaeochannel infill.