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Argo Gold Mine (Explorer 46), Tennant Creek, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
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Argo Gold Mine (Explorer 46)Mine
Tennant CreekCreek
Barkly RegionRegion
Northern TerritoryTerritory
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 40' 12'' South , 134° 13' 22'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-19.67019,134.22283
GeoHash:
G#: qux2n74hf
GRN:
S14E89
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Tennant Creek3,889 (2012)4.0km
Mindat Locality ID:
106802
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106802:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Map sheets: Tennant Creek 250K Map; Tennant Creek 100K Map.
Cooordinates: 418400mE, 7824700mN.
Longitude = 134.221549
Latitude = -19.671281

The Argo (Explorer 46) deposit was discovered by Geopeko in 1968. Drilling uncovered a resource of 253 000 tonnes of ore at 14.8 g/t Au. Shaft sinking began in January 1984, with mine production May 1986 to May 1988, producing 309 945 tonnes of ore at 8.3 g/t Au.

The location is 5 kilometres south-east of Tennant Creek, and an access road heads south from the Peko Mine Road at the Barkly Camp. The site appears largely rehabilitated, with an old tailings dam footpint, and some mullock remaining.

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11 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘBismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘScheelite7.GA.05Ca(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OOxygen
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
WTungsten
Wⓘ ScheeliteCa(WO4)
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS
BiBismuth
Biⓘ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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References

Wall and Valenta 1990.
Register of Australian Mining 1989.
Compston, D.M. (1994) The geochronology of the Tennant Creek inlier and its ore deposits, Northern Territory, Doctoral Thesis, The Australian National University.
Hill, M. (1999) Annual Report for MLCs 1,2,150-153, 156, 157, 197, 209, 211-216, 281-284, 431, 524, 623, 630, 631, 650, 651 & 653, and MCCs 21-23, 175-178, & 1426 for the Year Ending 25 February 1999. Nobles Nob Reporting Group Burnt Shirt Leases, Tennant Creek 1:250,000 Map Sheet SE53-14, Volume 1. Normandy Tennant Creek Pty Ltd.
(2023) Mineral Occurrence Database (MODAT), Northern Territory Geological Survey.
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