A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
GEORGE FISHER NORTH
494053
19.2KM N OF MT ISA.
Latitude -20.5556 Longitude 139.4719
OPERATING
AMG Zone 54 340700 mE 7726300 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 6756 MOUNT ISA
6/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Hilton North
ZINC
GIANT
>5 000 000 tonnes ZN
LEAD
GIANT
>5 000 000 tonnes PB
SILVER
LARGE
5 000 - 10 000 tonnes AG
Published Reserves/Resources |
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
16000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7670 Published in 2005
1600000 Tonnes ZINC
10.00 % ZINC
1504000 Kilograms SILVER
94.00 g/t SILVER
736000 Tonnes LEAD
4.60 % LEAD
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
40000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7670 Published in 2005
3600000 Tonnes ZINC
9.00 % ZINC
3200000 Kilograms SILVER
80.00 g/t SILVER
2000000 Tonnes LEAD
5.00 % LEAD
MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCE
11000000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7670 Published in 2005
1210000 Tonnes ZINC
11.00 % ZINC
1210000 Kilograms SILVER
110.00 g/t SILVER
605000 Tonnes LEAD
5.50 % LEAD
Resource figures listed above are JORC compliant.
2005
WALLIS, D
BR 7670
BASE METALS AND SILVER IN QUEENSLAND
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT MINING JOURNAL, VOLUME 103, NO 1219, JUNE 2005.
Major Mining Related Events |
Operating Mine Life: 1999 to 2009 MIM commenced mining in 1999 after an investment of A$243M. Currently a ten year |
mine plan (from 1999) which is likely to be extended with further exploration. |
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS
The ore will be hoisted up the Hilton mine shaft.
ML
8058
MOUNT ISA MINES LIMITED
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
LEICHHARDT RIVER SUBPROVINCE
Urquhart Shale / PALAEOPROTEROZOIC to PALAEOPROTEROZOIC
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
SEDIMENT-HOSTED DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
SEDIMENT-HOSTED PB-ZN (SED.EX. ZN-PB, |
SHALE-HOSTED ZN-PB) |
ORE
1652+-7 Ma.
PALAEOPROTEROZOIC