Mine detail: Tintenbar Diatomite Deposit

Previously called 'Snow Queen Mine'

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Location

Lat / long:

-28.82979, 153.46524

Resource(N)

Primary:	Diatomite
Tertiary:	Gemstone
Ore:	Diatomite
Gangue:	Limonite, Quartz
Orebody form:	STRATIFORM
Other material:	Opal

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Small
Development status:	Past Producer
Production years:	INTERMITTANT
First production started:	1916
Last production ended:	1975

Geology

Host type:	Diatomite
Associated type:	Basalt

References

MRDS	I001009
DEP	10023632
Reference	{Deposit:: HOLMES, G.G., STANLEY, C., SWEENEY, V., 1989, DIATOMITE IN NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES MINERAL RESOURCES 46, 161 P}{Production:: HOLMES AND OTHERS, 1989.}
Reporter	Orris, Greta J.