Pearces main shaft, Tallebung, Blaxland Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pearces main shaft | Group of Shafts (Swallowed up by other workings) |
| Tallebung | Village (Historical) |
| Blaxland Co. | County |
| New South Wales | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 44' 45'' South , 146° 34' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Shafts (Swallowed up by other workings) - last checked 2026
Deposit first discovered:
1910 (approx.)
Age:
485.4 ± 1.9 to 443.8 ± 1.5 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:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Euabalong | 212 (2017) | 41.7km |
A former small underground deposit.
B.J. Ellis trenching and shaft sinking 1975 after alluvium removed revealing a limonite lode. The original workings before this destroyed by large scale open cut mining 1963-1970. Named after M.J. Pearce and sons but no more is known.
Said to be rich in wolframite. W. Talbot produced 2.92 tons WO3 in 1910, and W. Reichers 3.15 tons in 1937.
Reef 0.9 metres wide, 44 metres long, dipping 60 degrees east, in alluvium (originally).The shaft reached a depth of 150 metres however was inaccessable by the 1950's.
The reef contained cassiterite and wolframite however it narrowed at depth containing pyrite. Numerous other quartz-limonite veins in the area with trenching in a north-west line.
B.J. Ellis trenching and shaft sinking 1975 after alluvium removed revealing a limonite lode. The original workings before this destroyed by large scale open cut mining 1963-1970. Named after M.J. Pearce and sons but no more is known.
Said to be rich in wolframite. W. Talbot produced 2.92 tons WO3 in 1910, and W. Reichers 3.15 tons in 1937.
Reef 0.9 metres wide, 44 metres long, dipping 60 degrees east, in alluvium (originally).The shaft reached a depth of 150 metres however was inaccessable by the 1950's.
The reef contained cassiterite and wolframite however it narrowed at depth containing pyrite. Numerous other quartz-limonite veins in the area with trenching in a north-west line.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Wolframite Group' |
Gallery:
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 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| ⓘ | 'Wolframite Group' | 4.DB.30 va | |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Sn | Tin | |
| Sn | ⓘ Cassiterite | SnO2 |
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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