Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
CHRISTMAS CREEK LIMESTONE
45523
20.7 KM NNW OF CLARKE RIVER HOMESTEAD, 150KM WNW OF TOWNSVILLE.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -19.0581 Longitude  145.3272
CARE AND MAINTENANCE, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 55  323981 mE  7891902 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7959 CLARKE RIVER
6/January/2006
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
LIMESTONE
SMALL
100 000 - 2 000 000 tonnes LST
Production Details
Period:
1/07/1996
30/06/1997
to
LIMESTONE
CRUSHED ROCK
35621.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
to
LIMESTONE
CRUSHED ROCK
56639.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
to
LIMESTONE
OTHER
57613.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
to
LIMESTONE
CRUSHED ROCK
86021.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
to
LIMESTONE
CRUSHED ROCK
81009.0 tonnes
LIMESTONE
AGGREGATE / DECORATIVE AGGREGATE
7510.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
to
LIMESTONE
CRUSHED ROCK
69606.0 tonnes
LIMESTONE
AGGREGATE / DECORATIVE AGGREGATE
802.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
to
LIMESTONE
CRUSHED ROCK
45929.0 tonnes
LIMESTONE
AGGREGATE / DECORATIVE AGGREGATE
11349.0 tonnes
Period:
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
to
LIMESTONE
CRUSHED ROCK
57930.0 tonnes
Published Reserves/Resources
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
1500000 Tonnes LIMESTONE
Resource figures listed above have been extracted from Company Annual reports or published literature.
Year 
Author
Published Reference  ID
Comments
Year Completed
Year Commenced
Major Mining Related Events 
Mining Operations
Comments
OPEN CUT MINING
Tenure Type/Number
Company Name/Surname
SHARE
ML
1445
UNIMIN LIME (NORTH QLD) PTY LTD
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences
Structural Unit
Formation Name/Age
CAMEL CREEK SUBPROVINCE
Perry Creek Formation / ORDOVICIAN to SILURIAN
Deposit Model
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
SEDIMENT-HOSTED DEPOSIT
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
LIMESTONE DEPOSIT
Mineralisation Age
LIMESTONE
ORDOVICIAN  to  SILURIAN
Comments
Limestone consists mainly of massive, recrystallised calcilutite with local development of bioclastic calcarenite and calcirudite.
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