New South Wales
Occurrence

Goonumbia

New South Wales, Australia
GoldCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Digenite, Galena
GangueAnhydrite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockMonzonite
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Wombin Volcanics;Goonumbia Volcanics
Tectonic settingTasman Fold Belt-- Molong Volcanic Arc -- Lower Ord. Island Arc With E-W Reversal
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1977
Identification
Deposit ID10066755
MRDS IDTC43052
Alternate namesDeposit Includes Endeavour 22, 26n, and 27, Parkes
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-32.91294, 148.04859
References
SOLOMON, M., AND GROVES, D.I., 1994, THE GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF AUSTRALIA'S MINERAL DEPOSITS: OXFORD, OXFORD MONOGRAPHS ON GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS 24, 951 P.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER, 1983, P. 111-112.STEWART,, G.N., 1991, AUSTRALIA: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW--1991, P. 69-78.SOLOMON AND GROVES, 1994; EMJ, 1983; STEWART, 1991.