Mine detail: Toora Field

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Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
Lat / long: -38.60974, 146.34632
dep_id: 60001464
mrds_id: TC39296
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Tin
Trace mineral: Gold
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: SN PLACER
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
model: 123: Alluvial placer Sn
alteration: MECHANICAL ACCUMULATION
Reporter: BLISS, JAMES D.
Structure: TRIANGULAR GRABEN; BOUNDED ON THE NW BY A ENE TRENDING YARRAM FAULT; ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE BY A ESE TRENDING GELLIONDALE FAULT, AND PROBABLY ON THE NE SIDE BY AN UNNAMED FAULT TRENDING NW; INTERIOR BASIN DRILLING SUGGESTS THAT GRABEN FLOOR ALSO FAULTED; BEDDING IS USUALLY SUBHORIZONTAL BUT MAY DIP UP TO 60 DEGRESS ADJACENT TO FAULTS AND ARE NOTABLE IN OLD WORKINGS ALONG THE NW MARGIN OF THE GRABEN.
Year first produced: 1892
ylp_ba: >
yr_lst_prd: 1940
disc_yr: 1873
discr: Unknown
References:
  • COCHRANE, G.W., 1971, TIN DEPOSITS OF VICTORIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA BULLETIN NO. 60, P. 62-64.
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