Kikoira-Gibson Field
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Found Here
Geology and deposit
- Deposit type
- SN PLACER
- Deposit model
- 123: Alluvial placer Sn
TASMAN FOLD BELT SYSTEM; LACHLAN FOLD BELT; WAGGA ANTICLINORIAL ZONE
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
- Production size
- Small
- Discovered
- 1938
Records and references
DEGELING, P.R., 1975, GIRILAMBONE-WAGGA ANTICLINORIAL ZONE, IN MARKHAM, N.L., AND BASDEN, H., EDS., THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF NEW SOUTH WALES: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, P. 138. CAMPI, D., MCGAIN, A., AND ELLEN, C., 1975, GIBSONVALLE ALLUVIAL TIN DEPOSIT, N.S.W., IN KNIGHT, C.L., ED., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH NO. 5, P. 1049-1053.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 60001465 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: -33.62953, 146.56531
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
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