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A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
ESPERANZA
494238
2.6KM WNW OF GUNPOWDER,120KM NORTH OF MT ISA.
Latitude -19.7006 Longitude 139.3553
OPERATING, ACTIVE PROSPECT
AMG Zone 54 327600 mE 7820800 mN
1:100 000 sheet Number and Name: 6758 MAMMOTH MINES
19/January/2006
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Other Names for Deposit / Mine |
Pluto
Mammoth
Mount Gordon
Gunpowder
COPPER
MEDIUM
50 000 - 250 000 tonnes CU
COBALT
MEDIUM
1 000 - 20 00 tonnes CO
1/07/1997
30/06/1998
COPPER
METAL
1386.0 tonnes
328,856
1/07/1998
30/06/1999
tonnes ore
COPPER
METAL
31025.0 tonnes
463,591
1/07/1999
30/06/2000
tonnes ore
COPPER
METAL
34860.0 tonnes
1/07/2000
30/06/2001
COPPER
METAL
46150.0 tonnes
1/07/2001
30/06/2002
COPPER
PRECIPITATE
48900.0 tonnes
1/07/2002
30/06/2003
COPPER
PRECIPITATE
45293.0 tonnes
1/07/2003
30/06/2004
COPPER
METAL
10830.0 tonnes
1/07/2004
30/06/2005
COPPER
METAL
36275.4 tonnes
SILVER
2511.9 tonnes
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Published Reserves/Resources |
INDICATED MINERAL RESOURCE
8410000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7670 Published in 2005
MAMMOTH UNDERGROUND
266597 Tonnes COPPER
3.17 % COPPER
INFERRED MINERAL RESOURCE
6270000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7670 Published in 2005
MAMMOTH UNDERGROUND
186846 Tonnes COPPER
2.98 % COPPER
MEASURED MINERAL RESOURCE
1430000 tonnes Ore @
BR 7670 Published in 2005
MAMMOTH UNDERGROUND
42328 Tonnes COPPER
2.96 % COPPER
Resource figures listed above are NOT JORC compliant.
2005
WALLIS, D
BR 7670
BASE METALS AND SILVER IN QUEENSLAND
QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT MINING JOURNAL, VOLUME 103, NO 1219, JUNE 2005.
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Major Mining Related Events |
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Operating Mine Life: 1998 to 2010 Estimated mine life of 5 years from december 2004 with ore comming from the Mammoth |
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underground resource. Esperanza pit mined out. |
OPEN CUT MINING
DECLINED SHAFTS/DRIVES
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS