Description
Reynolds Australian Mines Pty Ltd.
Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlSubtropical Weathering Conditions
Materials
Ore mineralsBismuth, Bismuthinite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite, Electrum, Gold, Hessite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite, Sphalerite
GangueActinolite, Biotite, Clinozoisite, Feldspar, Kaolinite, Montmorillonite, Quartz, Sphene
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Associated rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Felsic Volcanic Rock,Plutonic Rock
Tectonic settingWestern Gneiss Terrain - Saddleback Greenstone Belt.
AlterationHydrothermal, Silicification, Other
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1987
Discovery year1980
Identification
Deposit ID10107452
MRDS IDW700719
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.73767, 116.3471
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, JUNE, 1987, P. 9-10.MINING ENGINEERING, 1990, JULY.SYMONS, P.M., ANDERSON, G., BEARD, T.J., HAMILTON, L.M., REYNOLDS, G.D., ROBINSON, J.M., STALEY, R.W., AND THOMPSON, C.M., 1990, BODDINTON 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. 165-169.MINING ENGINEERING, 1990.E/MJ, 1987; SYMONS AND OTHERS, 1990.