Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
MOUNT BIGGENDEN
41031
38.4KM ENE OF GAYNDAH
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -25.5391 Longitude  151.9776
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
AMG Zone 56  397278 mE  7174955 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 9246 GAYNDAH
22/December/2005
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
Biggenden Quarry
Mount Biggenden Magnetite Mine
Biggenden Bismuth And Gold Mine
Biggenden Bismuth Mine
Mount Biggenden Mine
Biggenden Gold And Bismuth Mine
Mount Biggenden Bismuth Mine
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
MAGNETITE
MEDIUM
500 000 - 1 000 000 tonnes MT
GOLD
SMALL
0.5 - 5 tonnes AU
BISMUTH
SMALL
50 - 5 000 tonnes BI
AGGREGATE
LIMESTONE
VERY SMALL
<100 000 tonnes LST
SILVER
VERY SMALL
<5 tonnes AG
COPPER
VERY SMALL
<500 tonnes CU
COBALT
VERY SMALL
<10 tonnes CO
MOLYBDENUM
VERY SMALL
<50 tonnes MO
Production Details
Period:
1/01/1890
31/12/1895
to
GOLD
BULLION
224.4 kilograms
BISMUTHINITE
309.7 tonnes
Period:
1/01/1894
31/12/1894
to
GOLD
BULLION
12.3 kilograms
Period:
1/01/1901
31/12/1904
to
BISMUTHINITE
18.8 tonnes
Period:
1/01/1902
31/12/1902
to
LIMESTONE
CRUSHED ROCK
203.2 tonnes
Period:
1/01/1903
31/12/1903
to
GOLD
BULLION
8.7 kilograms
Period:
1/01/1909
31/12/1912
to
BISMUTHINITE
224.9 tonnes
GOLD
BULLION
1251.6 kilograms
COPPER
METAL
5.9 tonnes
Period:
1/01/1931
31/12/1931
to
GOLD
BULLION
0.0 kilograms
23,737
Period:
1/01/1934
31/12/1938
to
tonnes ore
BISMUTHINITE
59.2 tonnes
GOLD
BULLION
14.4 kilograms
0.60 grams per tonne
Period:
1/01/1942
31/12/1954
to
MAGNETITE
18622.3 tonnes
Period:
1/01/1967
30/06/1999
to
MAGNETITE
721840.0 tonnes
BISMUTHINITE
1000.0 tonnes
Period:
1/01/1975
31/12/1985
to
AGGREGATE
500000.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1996
30/06/1999
to
AGGREGATE
43746.0 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID