Mine detail: North Broken Hill Mine

Previously called ''

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Location

Lat / long:

-31.99621, 141.44873

Resource(M)

Primary:	Zinc, Silver, Lead
Secondary:	Gold
Ore:	Galena, Gold, Pyrargyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Gangue:	Calcite, Feldspar, Fluorite, Garnet, Hedenbergite, Quartz, Rhodonite
Orebody form:	CONCORDANT LENSES
Discovery year:	1883

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Producer
First production started:	1885

Geology

Host rock:	Gneisses, Amphibolite, Granite, B.I.F
Host type:	Gneiss,Iron Formation
Structure:	British Fault, Globe Vauxhall Fault, Hanging Wall Basin, Broken Hill Anticline, Basin, Assoc. Drag Folds
Alteration processes:	Oxidation Of Ore Up To 900 M Depth

References

MRDS	W018856
DEP	10073050
Reference	{Deposit:: HENDERSON, Q. J., 1953, NORTH BROKEN HILL MINE; IN EDWARDS, A. B. ED., GEOL OF AUST. ORE DEP., 5TH EMP. MIN. METALL. CONG., V1 P. 627 - 649}{Deposit:: STAFF, 1975, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOUR. 10 - 75 P. 17}{Deposit:: STAFF, 1975, SKINNERS MINING INTL. YBK. P. 421}{Production:: SKINNE * MINING INTL. YBK. 1975, P. 421. E/MJ 10-75, P. 17}{Reserve-Resource:: SKINNE * MINING INTL. YBK. 1975 P. 421. E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1976 P. 214}
Reporter	Schruben, Paul G.