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Miltalie Silver Mine (Miltalie Mine), District Council of Franklin Harbour, South Australia, Australiai
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Miltalie Silver Mine (Miltalie Mine)Mine
District Council of Franklin HarbourLocal Government Area
South AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 34' 6'' South , 136° 46' 36'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-33.56861,136.77667
GeoHash:
G#: r41303j8x
GRN:
S23E82
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Miltalie133 (2018)5.5km
Cowell882 (2012)18.4km
Port Gibbon182 (2011)25.5km
Cleve1,015 (2013)29.5km
Arno Bay431 (2013)41.6km
Mindat Locality ID:
16341
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16341:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Miltalie Silver Mine was developed in ~1890 on Cu-Ag-Pb-Zn mineralisation with anomalous As-Ti. The mine was worked again from 1910-14. No production records were apparent. The State Government drilled 3 diamond holes in 1915-16, but none of the holes penetrated either the calc-silicate host, nor the lode formations. The orebody was described as comprising galena, azurite, malachite, and cerussite, with trace silver. Company sampling identified highly anomalous zinc (best to 3.95%), also trace gold.

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15 valid minerals.

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
ⓘGraphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘAcanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ GraphiteC
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ MarcasiteFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
Feⓘ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ AcanthiteAg2S
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

SA Geodata Database, Deposit Number: 7226
Record of mines (1980), Summary card No:57, Whyalla S 5308
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