Commodities
PrimaryGold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite
GangueAnkerite, Clay, Quartz, Sericite, Tourmaline
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Schist,Gneiss,Migmatite,Amphibolite · Lochaber Ring Complex
Associated rockDiorite · Oak River Granodiorite;
StructureIn Georgetwon Structural Province
AlterationHydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Production years1907-1910, 1910-1934, 1984-PRESENT
First production1907
Discovery year1885
Identification
Deposit ID10085192
MRDS IDW700746
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-18.88022, 144.14881
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE, 1988, P. 42-46.MUSTARD, HARRY, 1986, GEOLOGY AND GENESIS OF THE KIDSTON GOLD DEPOSIT, AUSTRALIA, IN MACDONALD, A.J., ED., GOLD'86: TORONTO, GOLD'86, P. 404-415.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY, 1986, P. 16.BAKER, E.M., AND TULLEMANS, F.J., 1990, KIDSTON GOLD DEPOSIT, IN HUGHES, F.E., ED., GEOLOGY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, VOLUME 2: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH 14, P. 1461-1465.EMJ, 1988; MUSTARD, 1986; E/MJ, 1986; BAKER AND TULLEMANS, 1990.MUSTARD, 1986; BAKER AND TULLEMANS, 1990.