Fossey mine, Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fossey mine | Mine |
| Hellyer-Que River Mines | Group of Mines (Active) |
| Waratah district | District |
| Waratah-Wynyard municipality | Municipality |
| Tasmania | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 34' 42'' South , 145° 42' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tullah | 196 (2014) | 18.8km |
| Waratah | 280 (2012) | 21.4km |
| Rosebery | 1,035 (2012) | 26.8km |
| Nietta | 166 (2014) | 36.3km |
| Upper Natone | 106 (2014) | 40.1km |
An underground mine related to the Hellyer and Que River mines. The ore is variably rich in barite and polymetallic sulphides; the pre-mining resources was: 2.8Mt @ 2%Pb, 3.8% Zn, 1.6g/t Au, 60g/t Ag and 35% Ba.
Bass Metals Ltd owned the lease but Mancala Ltd developed the Fossey decline (1000m) and mined the resource via long hole open stoping methods at a rate of some 450,000 tonnes per year, from 2010 to 2012. production reached 0.53Mt of ore.
Deposit type: Volcanic massive sulphide
Rock Type: basalt, andesite, dacite, shale
Commodities: Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper
Gangue: Arsenopyrite, Barite, Chlorite, Magnetite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Quartz, Sericite
List of minerals for each chemical element
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- Tasmania
- Thylacine ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Western TasmaniaOrogenic Belt
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