Ranken prospect, Mouramba Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ranken prospect | Prospect |
| Mouramba Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 36' 49'' South , 146° 19' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1907 (approx.)
Age:
541 ± 1.0 to 443.8 ± 1.5 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:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ranken's Reward; Ranken's shaft
Former underground workings with shafts and shallow pits.
Worked 1907 to 1908. Historic Copper Mine.
Note: There is also a Reid and Ranken historic mine near Canbelego about three kilometres to the north.
The original owners were Joseph Ranken and John Poland Conley who prospected the area in 1907 to 1908. The Ranken's Canbelego Reward Copper Mining Company NL was floated April 1907.
The new company had seven shareholders, mostly merchants from Cobar. George Marshe was appointed mine manager. Contractors were employed to sink a shaft and reports on this continue until the end of the year. The shaft reached 100 feet depth. Ore was assayed as 5.9% Cu and 11.8% Cu with trace Au and Ag in both cases.
Worked 1907 to 1908. Historic Copper Mine.
Note: There is also a Reid and Ranken historic mine near Canbelego about three kilometres to the north.
The original owners were Joseph Ranken and John Poland Conley who prospected the area in 1907 to 1908. The Ranken's Canbelego Reward Copper Mining Company NL was floated April 1907.
The new company had seven shareholders, mostly merchants from Cobar. George Marshe was appointed mine manager. Contractors were employed to sink a shaft and reports on this continue until the end of the year. The shaft reached 100 feet depth. Ore was assayed as 5.9% Cu and 11.8% Cu with trace Au and Ag in both cases.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Central NSW - Omeo ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Lachlan Fold Belt
- Wagga-Omeo Metamorphic ComplexOrogenic Belt
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