Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
ESPERANZA
494238
2.6KM WNW OF GUNPOWDER,120KM NORTH OF MT ISA.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -19.7006 Longitude  139.3553
OPERATING, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 54  327600 mE  7820800 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 6758 MAMMOTH MINES
19/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit Mine
Pluto
Mammoth
Mount Gordon
Gunpowder
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
COPPER
MEDIUM
50 000 - 250 000 tonnes CU
COBALT
MEDIUM
1 000 - 20 00 tonnes CO
Production Details
Period:
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
to
COPPER
METAL
1386.0 tonnes
328,856
Period:
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
to
tonnes ore
COPPER
METAL
31025.0 tonnes
463,591
Period:
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
to
tonnes ore
COPPER
METAL
34860.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
to
COPPER
METAL
46150.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
to
COPPER
PRECIPITATE
48900.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
to
COPPER
PRECIPITATE
45293.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
to
COPPER
METAL
10830.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2004
30/06/2005
to
COPPER
METAL
36275.4 tonnes
SILVER
2511.9 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
8410000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7670 Published in 2005
MAMMOTH UNDERGROUND
FOR
266597 Tonnes COPPER
3.17 % COPPER
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
6270000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7670 Published in 2005
MAMMOTH UNDERGROUND
FOR
186846 Tonnes COPPER
2.98 % COPPER
MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCE
1430000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7670 Published in 2005
MAMMOTH UNDERGROUND
FOR
42328 Tonnes COPPER
2.96 % COPPER
Resource figures listed above are NOT JORC compliant.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID
2005
WALLIS, D
BR 7670
BASE METALS AND SILVER IN QUEENSLAND
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT MINING JOURNAL, VOLUME 103, NO 1219, JUNE 2005.
Comments
Year Completed
Year Commenced
Major Mining Related Events 
Operating Mine Life1998 to 2010 Estimated mine life of years from december 2004 with ore comming from the Mammoth 
underground resourceEsperanza pit mined out.
Mining Operations
Comments
OPEN CUT MINING
DECLINED SHAFTS/DRIVES
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS