Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite
GangueBiotite, Chlorite, Phlogopite, Quartz, Talc
Geology
Host rockUltramafic Intrusive Rock,Komatiite (Ultramafite)
StructureNnw- To N-Trending Shear Zone, E- To Ese-Trending Faults
AlterationRegional Metamorphism, , Silicification, Deep Weathering
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1987
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10107453
MRDS IDW700729
Alternate namesYagahong, Canterbury, Includes: Gabanintha, Terrells, Kavanagh
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-26.91987, 118.64374
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1988, FEBRUARY, P. 14-15.KAVANAGH, M.E., AND WALKER, I.W., 1990, GABANINTHA GOLD DEPOSITS, MEEKATHARRA, 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.KAVANAGH AND WALKER, 1990