Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Digenite, Galena, Gold, Hessite, Ilmenite, Marcasite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Rutile, Sphalerite
GangueBiotite, Feldspar, Kaolin, Limonite, Quartz, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGneiss · Edna May Gneiss;;
Associated rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock
StructureGreenstone Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1911-1922, 1935-1947, 1985-
First production1911
Identification
Deposit ID10085221
MRDS IDW700783
Alternate namesEdna May
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-31.28857, 118.6976
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE, 1987, P. 9-10.DRUMMOND, A.J., AND BEILBY, G.R., 1990, WESTONIA GOLD DEPOSITS, IN HUGHES, F.E., ED., GEOLOGY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, VOLUME 1: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH 14, P. 289-1295.DRUMMOND AND BEILBY, 1990.