Mount Dromedary Mine, Mount Hope, Blaxland Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mount Dromedary Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Mount Hope | Mountain |
| Blaxland Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 41' 47'' South , 145° 52' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Deposit first discovered:
1873
Age:
At least 393.3 ± 1.2 Ma
Geologic Time:
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 pages.
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Double Peak Northern mineralisation; Double Peak NW; Hills Mine
A former small underground mine worked early 1900s via shafts and open cut and shallow pits. Au-Cu-Ag. Small footprint on the side of Mt Dromedary. 16 kms north of Mt Hope and 2.5 kms west of the highway.
Explored by Newmont Pty Ltd in 1974. Magnetite wasmined by the Mount Hope Copper Mine for flux in the in early references may have confused Mount Dromedary with Double Peak.
The site was prospected not long after the major Mount Hope copper mine was discovered to the south in 1873, however the claims were soon abandoned. Later prospectors sank shafts and small pits on an ironstone gossan although nothing payable was found. In 1904 a Melbourne syndicate was formed and produced a small amount of gold before again the site was abandoned. In 1907 John Hall installed a battery and cyanide plant but production is unknown.
Prominent ironstone gossan cap with minor azurite, malachite and gold. Hosted by chlorite-magnetite rock at or near the contact of volcanics -interbedded siltstone and sandstone. Mineralisation is confined to quartz-chlorite-magnetite rock in strongly Fe siltstone and sandstone. The deposit is said to contain pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, and minor gold, bismuthinite and tungsten, however the Gilligan reference states these are only anomalous. A visit in 2004 found a small talc-chlorite dump with abundant azurite nodules to 5cm wide of masses of aligned crystals.
Explored by Newmont Pty Ltd in 1974. Magnetite wasmined by the Mount Hope Copper Mine for flux in the in early references may have confused Mount Dromedary with Double Peak.
The site was prospected not long after the major Mount Hope copper mine was discovered to the south in 1873, however the claims were soon abandoned. Later prospectors sank shafts and small pits on an ironstone gossan although nothing payable was found. In 1904 a Melbourne syndicate was formed and produced a small amount of gold before again the site was abandoned. In 1907 John Hall installed a battery and cyanide plant but production is unknown.
Prominent ironstone gossan cap with minor azurite, malachite and gold. Hosted by chlorite-magnetite rock at or near the contact of volcanics -interbedded siltstone and sandstone. Mineralisation is confined to quartz-chlorite-magnetite rock in strongly Fe siltstone and sandstone. The deposit is said to contain pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, and minor gold, bismuthinite and tungsten, however the Gilligan reference states these are only anomalous. A visit in 2004 found a small talc-chlorite dump with abundant azurite nodules to 5cm wide of masses of aligned crystals.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
11 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
| ⓘ Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | ⓘ Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Central NSW - Omeo ProvinceGeologic Province
- Mount Hope Trough
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- Lachlan Fold Belt
- Stalwell ZoneOrogenic Belt
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