Plunketts shaft, Tallebung, Blaxland Co., New South Wales, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Plunketts 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' 39'' South , 146° 34' 42'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Shafts (Swallowed up by other workings) - last checked 2026
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) | 41.9km |
A former small tin mine with underground workings and shafts.
Operated in the 1940s to 1950s.
Destroyed by large scale open cut mining 1963-1970.
The shaft reached 48 metres deep. Contained NNW trending east dipping quartz veins parallel to the bedding and sometimes cross cutting it. The reef flattened at the 18 metre level into stockwork veining then steepened 65 degrees east. The principal reef was 0.48 metres wide with Sn values ranging from 1.58 Sn to 10-15% Sn at deeper levels. The lodes contained cassiterite, wolframite and arsenopyrite.
Operated in the 1940s to 1950s.
Destroyed by large scale open cut mining 1963-1970.
The shaft reached 48 metres deep. Contained NNW trending east dipping quartz veins parallel to the bedding and sometimes cross cutting it. The reef flattened at the 18 metre level into stockwork veining then steepened 65 degrees east. The principal reef was 0.48 metres wide with Sn values ranging from 1.58 Sn to 10-15% Sn at deeper levels. The lodes contained cassiterite, wolframite and arsenopyrite.
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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:
| ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
| ⓘ Cassiterite Formula: SnO2 |
| ⓘ 'Limonite' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| ⓘ | Cassiterite | 4.DB.05 | SnO2 |
| 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 | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| As | Arsenic | |
| As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
| 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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