Mouramba shaft, Mouramba Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mouramba shaft | Group of Shafts (Inactive) |
| Mouramba Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 35' 18'' South , 146° 19' 24'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Shafts (Inactive) - last checked 2026
Deposit first discovered:
1906 (approx.)
Age:
541 ± 1.0 to 393.3 ± 1.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Reference for age:
Gilligan, L.B., Byrnes, J.G. (1995) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Cobar Metallogenic Map 1:250 000 (SH/55-14), Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 240 pages.
Köppen climate type:
A former small underground mine worked 1906 to 1909.
Historic lead mine (as the only mineralisation mentioned)
Mouramba County gets its name from Mouramba pastoral station, an aboriginal word of unknown meaning. Mouramba shaft it is assumed is also named after the station. Later there was a Mouramba mining company active at Nymagee.
Thomas Reid, Joseph Rankin and Smith were the original prospectors. Mouramba Mines Ltd sank a prospecting shaft in 1907 finding very little. Host rock ironstone, slate, quartz and quartz bearing sandstone. The gossan and near surface contained lead carbonate, probably cerussite. The Silver-Lead mine is less than 100 feet to the east.
Historic lead mine (as the only mineralisation mentioned)
Mouramba County gets its name from Mouramba pastoral station, an aboriginal word of unknown meaning. Mouramba shaft it is assumed is also named after the station. Later there was a Mouramba mining company active at Nymagee.
Thomas Reid, Joseph Rankin and Smith were the original prospectors. Mouramba Mines Ltd sank a prospecting shaft in 1907 finding very little. Host rock ironstone, slate, quartz and quartz bearing sandstone. The gossan and near surface contained lead carbonate, probably cerussite. The Silver-Lead mine is less than 100 feet to the east.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Central NSW - Omeo ProvinceGeologic Province
- New South Wales
- Canbelego - Mineral Hill Rift ZoneZone (Tectonic)
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Lachlan Fold Belt
- Wagga-Omeo Metamorphic ComplexOrogenic Belt
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