Victoria
Past Producer

Toora Field

Victoria, Australia
TinGold
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Description

Unknown

Commodities
PrimaryTin
TertiaryGold
Deposit
Deposit typeSN PLACER
Model123: Alluvial placer Sn
Deposit sizeM
Geology
StructureTRIANGULAR GRABEN; BOUNDED ON THE NW BY A ENE TRENDING YARRAM FAULT; ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE BY A ESE TRENDING GELLIONDALE FAULT, AND PROBABLY ON THE NE SIDE BY AN UNNAMED FAULT TRENDING NW; INTERIOR BASIN DRILLING SUGGESTS THAT GRABEN FLOOR ALSO FAULTED; BEDDING IS USUALLY SUBHORIZONTAL BUT MAY DIP UP TO 60 DEGRESS ADJACENT TO FAULTS AND ARE NOTABLE IN OLD WORKINGS ALONG THE NW MARGIN OF THE GRABEN.
AlterationMECHANICAL ACCUMULATION
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1892
Last production1940
Discovery year1873
Identification
Deposit ID60001464
MRDS IDTC39296
RegionOC
Data scoreD
Coordinates-38.60974, 146.34632
References
COCHRANE, G.W., 1971, TIN DEPOSITS OF VICTORIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA BULLETIN NO. 60, P. 62-64.