RB 87/00130 Tarcoola Goldfield.
Published: 01 Apr 1988 Created: 07 Nov 2024 Revised: 19 Dec 2024

Between 1901 and 1986, 2.387 tonnes of gold was produced. Potential for open cut mining of the Tarcoola Blocks Mine and nearby granite is being investigated. Gold occurs in both subvertical quartz reefs which cross cut folded Mid Proterozoic...

Between 1901 and 1986, 2.387 tonnes of gold was produced. Potential for open cut mining of the Tarcoola Blocks Mine and nearby granite is being investigated. Gold occurs in both subvertical quartz reefs which cross cut folded Mid Proterozoic Tarcoola Formation sediments and in altered younger granite.

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Record No rb8700130
Topic Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource Document
Category Type
Document Type Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
Contributor
Sponsor
Tenement
Tenement Holder
Operator
Geological Province Gawler Craton
Mine Name Tarcoola Gold Field;Tarcoola Blocks Mine
Stratigraphy
Commodity
Notes
Notes: To be published in AusIMM.
Geographic Locality: Tarcoola Hill
Doc No: RB 87/00130

Notes: To be published in AusIMM. Geographic Locality: Tarcoola Hill Doc No: RB 87/00130

Language English
Metadata Standard ISO 19115-3

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License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Persistent identifier https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8700130
Citation Daly, S.J.;Horn, C.M.;Fradd, W.P. 1988. RB 87/00130 Tarcoola Goldfield. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia.
https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8700130

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Maintenance and Update Frequency
Geographic Reference GDA2020 (EPSG:7844)
Geo bounding box {"type":"Polygon","coordinates":[[[134,-31],[135,-31],[135,-30.5],[134,-30.5],[134,-31]]]}
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