A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
NORTH ARM MINE CAMP
481453
12.5 KM N OF NAMBOUR, 95KM NORTH OF BRISBANE.
Latitude -26.5106 Longitude 152.9664
ABANDONED MINE, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 56 496650 mE 7067750 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 9444 NAMBOUR
29/October/2004
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Golden Surprise
Grice'S
Mcmahon'S
Kildey'S
Hidden Treasure
Quincey
GOLD
SMALL
0.5 - 5 tonnes AU
SILVER
VERY SMALL
<5 tonnes AG
15,025
1931
1939
tonnes ore
GOLD
FINE
605.0 kilograms
SILVER
324.4 kilograms
1997
1998
GOLD
METAL
0.2 kilograms
SILVER
0.6 kilograms
Published Reserves/Resources |
MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCE
904,000 tonnes Ore @
Company Report 24130 Published in 1992
1,058 Kilograms GOLD
1.17 g/t GOLD
Using a 0.5 g/t Au cutoff.
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Major Mining Related Events |
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS
PITS
SHAFTS
TRENCHES
ADITS
ML
50124
PAPILLON MINING & EXPLORATION PTY LTD
100.00%
ML
50203
PAPILLON MINING & EXPLORATION PTY LTD
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
SOUTH EAST QLD VOLCANIC & PLUTONIC |
PROVINCE |
North Arm Volcanic Group / LATE TRIASSIC to LATE TRIASSIC
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
EPITHERMAL VEINS/PIPE/STOCKWORK
VEIN
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS METAL
LOW SULPHIDATION |
EPITHERMAL |
ORE
TRIASSIC
North Arm is an epithermal system which has not been extensively eroded. Gold mineralisation is confined to narrow, roughly parallel |
quartz reefs generally with a north-west trend. |
The ore contains dark bands of finely disseminated silver selenide with specks of gold and some cerargyrite.