Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
NUMINBAH PERLITE
495594
MCPHERSON RANGE, 11 KM SOUTH-EAST OF BEECHMONT, 75KM SOUTH OF BRISBANE.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -28.2050 Longitude  153.2447
OPERATING
AMG Zone 56  524019 mE  6880063 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 9541 MURWILLUMBAH
19/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
Agee
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
PERLITE
MEDIUM
200 000 - 2 000 000 tonnes PERL
Production Details
Period:
1/07/1993
30/06/1994
to
PERLITE
4227.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1994
30/06/1995
to
PERLITE
4088.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1995
30/06/1996
to
PERLITE
5818.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1996
30/06/1997
to
PERLITE
5462.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
to
PERLITE
4178.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
to
PERLITE
1676.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
to
PERLITE
4164.5 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
to
PERLITE
3063.8 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
to
PERLITE
4700.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
to
PERLITE
5340.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
to
PERLITE
5152.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2004
30/06/2005
to
PERLITE
5434.0 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID
Comments
Year Completed
Year Commenced
Major Mining Related Events 
Mining Operations
Comments
OPEN CUT MINING
180m long x 50m wide and cut into side of step ridge. Adit at base 
of cut.
ADITS
Small adit accessing perlite below open cut.
Tenure Type/Number
Company Name/Surname
SHARE
ML
5915
X-CUT TUNNELLING PTY LTD
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences
Structural Unit
Formation Name/Age
MAIN RANGE-LAMINGTON BASALT 
PROVINCE
Lamington Group / TERTIARY to TERTIARY
Deposit Model
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
VOLCANIC GLASS
Mineralisation Age
PERLITE
Two types of perlite present, flow banded and 
massive varieties.
Comments
The site has been mined periodically for around 30 years with Australian Perlite holding the ML since the early 1980's.  The perlite 
occurs at the margin of a rhyolite dome.  Approximately 15-20 000t is kept proved ahead of mining.
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