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Beloura Tank prospect, Nymagee, Mouramba Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Beloura Tank prospectMine (Abandoned)
NymageeTown
Mouramba Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 12' 11'' South , 146° 27' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-32.20333,146.46353
GRN:
S22E89
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Age:
419.2 ± 3.2 to 393.3 ± 1.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
Early/Lower Devonian
Reference for age:
Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 p.
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Nymagee102 (2017)20.8km
Mindat Locality ID:
296283
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:296283:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Beloura Tank


Located approximately 13 to 14 miles south-east of Nymagee on the Balowra Road.
A former small underground mine comprising two shafts and shallow pits.

Prospected by Placer Prospecting Pty Ltd in 1967, Australian Oil and Gas Corp Ltd in 1968, Cyprus Mines Corp/Grace Ore Mining Co in 1969-1971.

When inspected 1977 there were two historic prospecting shafts and a few pits with intermittent iron-manganese oxide rocks on trend 1.2 kms. One shaft was at a depth of 21 metres. There was no collar on the shaft. Kaolin infill noted containing siderite spheroids.

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2 valid minerals.

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Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-
ⓘ'Iron oxide'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
AlAluminium
Alⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiSilicon
Siⓘ KaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
FeIron
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3

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References

Gilligan, L.B.; Suppel, D.W. (1993) Nymagee Metallogenic Map 1:250 000. Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets SI/55-2. Geological Survey of New South Wales
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