Queensland Minerals
A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition
LUCKY SURPRISE
478825
21 KM WEST-SOUTH-WEST OF GREENVALE, 210KM WNW OF TOWNSVILLE.
Date Recorded:
Descriptive Location:
Grid Reference:
Latitude  -19.0163 Longitude  144.7398
ABANDONED, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 55  262084 mE  7895837 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 7859 BURGES
8/December/2005
Other Names for Deposit / Mine
Lucky Creek Goldfield
Steam Engine
Commodities
Size
Size Definition
GOLD
SMALL
0.5 - 5 tonnes AU
Production Details
167
Period:
1/01/1905
31/12/1911
to
tonnes ore
GOLD
BULLION
11.7 kilograms
Published Reserves/Resources
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
280000 tonnes Ore @
Company Report 21951 Published in 1990
STEAM ENGINE
FOR
700 Kilograms GOLD
2.50 g/t GOLD
Comments/Cut Off Factor:
Resource is to a depth of 50m.
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
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS
PITS
SHAFTS
30m deep
Tenure Type/Number
Company Name/Surname
SHARE
MDL
107
GLENGARRY RESOURCES LIMITED
100.00%
Host Rock/Cover Sequences
Structural Unit
Formation Name/Age
THALANGA PROVINCE
Lucky Creek Metamorphic Group / CAMBRIAN to ORDOVICIAN
Deposit Model
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
HYDROTHERMAL VEINS/PIPE/STOCKWORK
VEIN
Mineralisation Age
ORE
SILURIAN  to  DEVONIAN
Comments
Native gold occurs as discrete grains associated with pyrite and arsenopyrite in quartz veins hosted by sericite-carbonate-biotite schist.
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