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A Summary of Major Mineral Resources, Mines and Projects, 2nd Edition |
2004
NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION
BR 7079
NEWS RELEASE - 2003 GOLD RESERVES, FEBRUARY 4, 2004.
UNPUBLISHED REPORT ON NEWMONT MINING CORPORATION WEBSITE (WWW.NEWMONT.COM).
2005
NEWMONT, THE GOLD COMPANY
BR 7721
NEW RELEASE 2004, GOLD RESERVES AND OPERATIONS UPDATE
NEWMONT
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Major Mining Related Events |
Operating Mine Life: 1995 to 2008 Mining commenced in 1995. As at June 2004, anticipated mine life was until 2008.
OPEN CUT MINING
STOPES
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Bench mining has been used exclusively to develop to the bottom |
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of the orebodies. Mining up has used the decline access. |
UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS
Declines from Cindy and Vera open cuts and from Vera South.
ML
1575
NEWMONT PAJINGO PTY LTD
50.00%
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1575
NEWMONT AUSTRALIA INVESTMENT LIMITED
50.00%
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10215
NEWMONT PAJINGO PTY LTD
50.00%
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10215
NEWMONT AUSTRALIA INVESTMENT LIMITED
50.00%
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10246
NEWMONT PAJINGO PTY LTD
50.00%
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10246
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50.00%
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Host Rock/Cover Sequences |
DRUMMOND BASIN
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Vera-Nancy Volcanics / LATE DEVONIAN to EARLY |
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CARBONIFEROUS |
GENERAL ORE BODY MODEL
EPITHERMAL VEINS/PIPE/STOCKWORK
DETAILED ORE BODY MODEL
EPITHERMAL PRECIOUS METAL
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LOW SULPHIDATION |
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EPITHERMAL |
ORE
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K-Ar dating of alteration sericite from the nearby |
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Scott Lode gave 342+/-5Ma (BR 6100), slightly |
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younger than the host rocks. |
CARBONIFEROUS
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The regional geology of the Pajingo area is poorly understood due to limited work and extensive cover. Vera-Nancy is hosted by a major |
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structure striking south-east and dipping steeply to the south-west. |
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Fine gold and electrum occur in quartz and chalcedony veins enclosed by a halo of silicification and brecciation that is commonly |
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strongly pyritic. |
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The Vera-Nancy structure hosts a number of orebodies. Mining has been carried out on the Nancy North, Nancy, Vera North, Venue, |
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Vera, Vera South and Jandam orebodies. |
Exploration has defined extensions to the mineralisation at Anne, Zed and Moonstar.