Toora Field

AU / Victoria

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Toora Field is a historic mining site in Victoria, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. USGS records describe it as a SN PLACER deposit. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Gold. The site was discovered in 1873; production ran from 1892 to 1940.

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Found Here

CassiteriteGold

Geology and deposit

Deposit type: SN PLACER
Deposit model: 123: Alluvial placer Sn

Structure

TRIANGULAR GRABEN; BOUNDED ON THE NW BY A ENE TRENDING YARRAM FAULT; ON THE SOUTHERN SIDE BY A ESE TRENDING GELLIONDALE FAULT, AND PROBABLY ON THE NE SIDE BY AN UNNAMED FAULT TRENDING NW; INTERIOR BASIN DRILLING SUGGESTS THAT GRABEN FLOOR ALSO FAULTED; BEDDING IS USUALLY SUBHORIZONTAL BUT MAY DIP UP TO 60 DEGRESS ADJACENT TO FAULTS AND ARE NOTABLE IN OLD WORKINGS ALONG THE NW MARGIN OF THE GRABEN.

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MECHANICAL ACCUMULATION

Mining history

Status: Past Producer
Production size: Medium
Discovered: 1873
First production: 1892
Last production: 1940

Records and references

Cited references

COCHRANE, G.W., 1971, TIN DEPOSITS OF VICTORIA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA BULLETIN NO. 60, P. 62-64.

Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 60001464 — view the source record

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Coordinates: -38.60974, 146.34632

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