New South Wales
Plant

Goonumbla Northparkes

New South Wales, Australia
CopperGoldSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Gold
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Economic & production
Development statusPlant
First production1995
Discovery year1976
Identification
Deposit ID10133970
Alternate namesLake Cowal, Goonumbla, Parkes, Endeavour 22, Endeavour 27, Endeavour 42, Endeavour 44, North Parkes, Endeavour 26n
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-32.94626, 148.09859
References
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1/82, P.31,146.MINER NEWSPAPER, OCT. 26-NOV. 8, 1981, P.5.WORLD MINING, 2/83, P.69.WORLD MINING, 12/82, P.80.MINER NEWSPAPER, FEB. 27-MAR.11, 1984, P.8.MINING MAGAZINE, 12/81, P.455.AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 12/3/92, P.7,10.AME MINING WEEKLY, 12/4/92, P.1.MINING JOURNAL, 12/18-25/92, 1992, P.434.METAL BULLETIN MOUNTHLY, 5/93, P.101.MINING JOURNAL, 8/13/93, P.105.MINING MAGAZINE, 10/93, P.223.GOLD GAZETTE, 7/12/93, P.12.LOUTHEAN, ROSS, DISCOVERY OF NEW OREBODY LIKELY TO EXTENDMINE LIFE, NBHP FEATURE, 9/93, P26,28.LOUTHEAN, ROSS, ANCIENT LAKE MORE VALUABLE THAN ITS MODERNCOUNTERPART, NBHP FEATURE, 9/93, P.27.FURUKAWA, TSUKASA, NORTHPARKES COPPER CONFIRMED, AMERICANMETAL MARKET, 11/10/93, P.5.MINING JOURNAL, 2/18/94, P.118.METALS WEEK, 2/21/94, P.4.MAXEY, ANDREA, SMOOTH TRANSITION INTO PRODUCTION AT NORTH-PARKES, GOLD GAZETTE, 5/2/94, P.1.AUSTRALIA'S MINING MONTHLY, 6/94, P.7.GOLD GAZETTE, 6/27/94, P.16,23.MAXEY, ANDREA, PERSISTENCE OVER LONG LEAD PERIOD PAYS OFF,GOLD GAZETTE, 6/27/94, P.19,22.MINING JOURNAL, 8/19/94, P.129,131.AUSTRALIA'S MINING MONTHLY, 9/94, P.28-33.BALL, YVONNE, BIG MINE FORMALLY OPENED AFTER LONG GESTATION,GOLD GAZETTE, 9/5/94, P.20-22.AUSTRALIA'S MINING MONTHLY, 11/94, P.25,26,29.BUREAU OF MINERALS, GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS, BMR DATAFILE(MINDEP) GOLD DEPOSITS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 1989, P.9.1-9.8RESERVE LEAP SHOWS POTENTIAL OF NORTHPARKES, GOLD GAZETTE,Z 07/31/95, PAGE 21.MAXEY, ANDREA, AGGRESSIVE SEARCH FOR ADDITIONAL OPEN CUTORE, GOLD GAZETTE, 6/27/94, P.23.REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1994/95, P.217.NORTH BROKEN HILL PEKO LTD., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.22,23.