Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Gold, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
GangueAnatase, Apatite, Calcite, Chlorite, Monazite, Muscovite, Quartz, Rutile, Siderite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite · Mt. Leyshon Diatreme;
AlterationHydrothermal, Phyllic, Potassic, Propylitic
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1871
Identification
Deposit ID10085202
MRDS IDW700759
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-20.28015, 146.24877
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, FEBRUARY, 1988, P. 14.PAULL, P.L., HODKINSON, I.P., MORRISON, G.W., AND TEALE, G.S., 1990, MOUNT LEYSHON 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. 1471-1481.PAULL AND OTHERS, 1990.PAULI AND OTHERS, 1990.