Mine detail: Molyhil Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-22.7466, 135.73227

Resource(M)

Primary:	Tungsten, Molybdenum
Discovery year:	1971

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1974
Last production ended:	1981

Geology

Host rock:	Metasomatised Jinka Granite
Host type:	Hornfels,Granite
Structure:	Contact Aureole Of Early Proterozoic Jinka Granite
Tectonic:	Delny - Mt. Sainthill Fault System - Arunta Block (Intracratonic)

References

MRDS	DE00324
DEP	10021641
Reference	{Deposit:: BARRACLOUGH, D., 1979, GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AT THE MOLYHIL SCHEELITE MINE, CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, TECHNICAL REPORT G.S. 79/16 (OPEN FILE).}{Deposit:: PETROCARB EXPLORATION LTD., ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY REPORTS, 1980-1984.}{Deposit:: KNIGHT, N.D., TUNGSTEN, IN AUSTRALIAN MINERAL INDUSTRY ANNUAL REVIEW, CANBERRA, B.M.R.}{Production:: ANNUAL AND CUMM: BARRACLOUGH, D., 1979 AND KNIGHT, N.D.}
Reporter	Knight, Nerida D.