Mine detail: Torrington Mine

Previously called 'Burnt HutFielders HillFielders Hill NorthCarters Group'

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Location

Lat / long:

-29.31309, 151.68192

Resource(B)

Primary:	Tungsten, Tin, Bismuth, Gemstone
Discovery year:	1883

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Yes
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1883
Last production ended:	1980

Geology

Host type:	Mudstone,Siltstone,Sandstone,Granite
Structure:	Upper Part Of Late Permian To Triassic Mole Granite And Associated Roof Pendant
Tectonic:	New England Fold Belt (Paleozoic Orogenic Belt)

References

MRDS	DE00328
DEP	10021644
Reference	{Deposit:: WEBER, C.R., 1974, WOOLOMIN - TEXAS BLOCK - PLUTONIC ROCKS AND INTRUDED SEDIMENTS IN N.L. MARKHAM AND H. BASDEN (EDS.), MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, P. 364-65.}{Deposit:: PACIFIC COPPER LTD, 1982, TORRINGTON PROJECT JULY 1982, WOLFRAM, INDUSTRIAL TOPAZ, BISMUTH, TIN (UNPUBLISHED - HELD IN RESOURCE ASSESSMENT DIVISION, BUREAU OF MINERAL RESOURCES, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA).}{Deposit:: EADINGTON, P.J., 1983, A FLUID INCLUSION INVESTIGATION OF ORE FORMATION IN A TIN-MINERALIZED GRANITE, NEW ENGLAND, NEW SOUTH WALES; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 78, NO. 6, P. 1204-1221.}{Production:: PACIFIC COPPER LTD, 1982.}
Reporter	Knight, Nerida D.