Mine detail: Platina Lead

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Location: New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
Lat / long: -32.8507, 147.46416
dep_id: 10037852
mrds_id: M045042
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Gold
Minor mineral: Platinum, Osmium, Iridium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Placer
Production size: Unknown
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gold
ore_ctrl: S. Flowing Ancient Stream
Reporter: Page, Norman J., Orris, Greta J.
hrock_type: Slate,Sandstone,Limestone
disc_yr: 1887
prod_yrs: PRODUCTION AT LEAST 1893-1964
discr: J.F. Connelly
References:
  • Deposit:: MERTIE, J.B., JR, 1969, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE PLATINUM METALS, USGS PROF PAPER 630, P. 71-72
  • Deposit:: ORRIS, G.J., AND BLISS, J.D., 1985, GEOLOGIC AND GRADE-VOLUME DATA ON 330 GOLD PLACER DEPOSITS: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 85-213, 172 P.
  • Deposit:: BOWMAN, H.N., RICHARDSON, S.J., AND DOLANSKI, J., 1982, NARROMINE 1:250,000 METALLIC MAP--MINE DATA SHEETS AND METALLOGENIC STUDY: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, 337 P.
  • Production:: MERTIE (1969)
  • Reserve-Resource:: BOWMAN AND OTHERS, 1982.
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