Mc Arthur River
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Found Here
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
- Operation type
- Underground
- Workings
- Surface, Underground
- Discovered
- 1955
Records and references
*CRU MONITOR, ZINC, MAR. 1994, P. 8. ANNUAL REPORTS, MIM HOLDINGS, 1975, 1979. AUSTRAILIAN MINING, JANUARY, 1979. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONALDIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS,OPERATIONS, MCGRAW-HILL, 1980. LOUTHEAN, R. (ED), REGISTER OF AUSTRAILIAN MINING, 1980,ROSS LOETHEAN PUBLISING, 1980. MINING JOURNAL, OCTOBER 10, 1980. MINING JOURNAL NOVEMBER 30, 1979. MINING MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER, 1980. MURRAY, W. J., MCARTHUR RIVER H. YH.C. LEAD-ZINCAND RELATED DEPSOITS, N.T. IN ECONOMICGEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND APUA NEW GUINEA,1. METALS (ED. C. L. KNIGHT), PP. 329-338,AUSTRAILIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY,BELBOURNE, 1975. NIGHTINGALE, W. G. (ED.), FINANCIAL TIMES MININGINTERNATIONAL YEARBOOK, 1980, LONGMAN, LOVELON. OEHLER, J. H. AND LOGAN R. G. MICROFOSSILS, CHERTS,AND ASSOCIATED MINERALIZATION IN THE PROTEROZOICMCARTHUR (H. Y. C.) LEAD-ZINC-SILVER DEPOSIT,ECONOMIC GEOLOGY , VOL. 72, NO. 8, 1977. RIDGE, J. D., ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF MINERALDEPOSITS IN AFRICA, ASIA, (EXCLUSIVE OF THEU.S.S.R.) AND AUSTRALIA, PENNSYLVANIA STATEUNIVERSITY, PERGAMON PRESS, NEW YORK, 1976. PERSONAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC. PERSONNEL AND M.I.M. PERSONNEL ON MARCH 16 AND 17, 1981PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT REPORT, 1986*METAL BULLETIN, THURS., 19 NOV. 1002, P."MARUBENI, A JAPANESE TRADING COMPANY...", ENGINEERING ANDMINING JOURNAL, APR 1993, P. 15. MINING MAGAZINE, JAN 94, V. 170 N. 1, P. 30. OEHLER, J.H. AND LOGAN R.G. MICROFOSSILS CHERTS, AND ASS-OCIATED MINERALIZATION IN THE PROTEROZOIC MCARTHUR (H.Y.C.) LEAD-ZINC-SILVER DEPOSIT, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL. 72NO. 8. 1977."MCARTHUR RIVER GETS CHANCE...", AUSTRALIAN MINING, MAY 94,P. 22. MINING JOURNAL. NOVEMBER 30, 1979. MIM HOLDINGS LTD. ANNUAL REPORT, 1990MINING JOURNAL, MAY 29, 1992, P. 392*MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1993, P. 139.*SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, JAN. 22, 1994, P. 11.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10118497 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: -16.11374, 136.09897
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