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Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine), Southern operations mine (Pasminco mine; Perilya mine; Consolidated Zinc Mine; CRA mine; New Broken Hill Consolidated Mine; NBHC Mine), Broken Hill, Broken Hill district, Yancowinna Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Zinc Corporation Mine (ZC Mine)Mine
Southern operations mine (Pasminco mine; Perilya mine; Consolidated Zinc Mine; CRA mine; New Broken Hill Consolidated Mine; NBHC Mine)Mine
Broken HillCity
Broken Hill districtMining District
Yancowinna Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 58' 42'' South , 141° 27' 6'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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PlacePopulationDistance
Broken Hill18,430 (2015)1.5km
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ClubLocationDistance
Broken Hill Mineral ClubBroken Hill, New South Wales3km
Mindat Locality ID:
105886
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:105886:7
GUID (UUID V4):
1d76e0c1-a30d-4783-8439-07c6b37caf42


One of the major Ag-Pb-Zn mines along the main Line of Lode at Broken Hill. The mine lies near the western extremity of the main Broken Hill lode. Originally started as a re-treatment mine to extract remnant zinc from large tailings dumps left over from the early years of Broken Hill, the Zinc Mine shaft was then sunk to access sulphide ore at deeper levels towards the south-western end of the line of lode. The large steel headframe of the Zinc mine was incorporated into the Consolidated Zinc mine (q.v.). The mine was merged with the North Broken Hill Peko mine to become Pasminco Mining in 1988. In 2002 the Pasminco Southern Operations mine was purchased by Perilya, who are the current (2012) operators of the mine. There are three main shafts accessing the ore body within the boundaries of the mining lease and these are (following a south-western strike, starting at the northern end of the lease) the Zinc Shaft, NBHC Shaft and the Southern Cross Shaft.

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40 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Alabandite
Formula: MnS
β“˜ Antimony
Formula: Sb
β“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
Formula: AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
References:
β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
β“˜ Bannisterite
Formula: (Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bournonite
Formula: PbCuSbS3
β“˜ Bustamite
Formula: CaMn2+(Si2O6)
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite
Formula: (Ca,Mn)CO3
β“˜ 'Chabazite'
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Cubanite
Formula: CuFe2S3
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Gahnite
Formula: ZnAl2O4
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gudmundite
Formula: FeSbS
β“˜ Hemimorphite
Formula: Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
β“˜ Hisingerite
Formula: Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Inesite
Formula: Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
β“˜ LΓΆllingite
Formula: FeAs2
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Manganilvaite
Formula: CaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH)
β“˜ Molybdenite
Formula: MoS2
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Mn)
Formula: Mn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
β“˜ Pyroxmangite
Formula: Mn2+SiO3
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Rhodonite
Formula: CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜ Rutile
Formula: TiO2
β“˜ Sillimanite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜ Spessartine
Formula: Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stannite
Formula: Cu2FeSnS4
β“˜ Stolzite
Formula: Pb(WO4)
Description: β€œGreyish and yellowish brown stolzite crystals showing elongated prismatic form (to 1.5 cm in length) and flattened bipyramidal form occurs with secondary galena and leached lead ore from the Zinc Corporation mine/South mine boundary at the 160mlevel (+525 foot level).” Birch et al (1982) The stolzite specimens from this occurrence are present in the collection of the now Museum Victoria and there at least two of them registered as part of the Sir Maurice Mawby mineral collection with 6 in total being in that collection. (P Andersen, https://www.mindat.org/mesg-615094.html).
β“˜ Sulphur
Formula: S8
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Valleriite
Formula: (Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
β“˜ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

Gallery:

AB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2Oβ“˜ 'Apophyllite Group'
(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2Oβ“˜ Bannisterite
CaMn2+(Si2O6)β“˜ Bustamite
Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2Oβ“˜ Inesite
Mn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10β“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Mn)
CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]β“˜ Rhodonite
Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3β“˜ Spessartine

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Antimony1.CA.05Sb
β“˜Sulphur1.CC.05S8
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Stannite2.CB.15aCu2FeSnS4
β“˜Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
β“˜Cubanite2.CB.55aCuFe2S3
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Alabandite2.CD.10MnS
β“˜Molybdenite2.EA.30MoS2
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜LΓΆllingite2.EB.15aFeAs2
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Gudmundite2.EB.20FeSbS
β“˜Valleriite2.FD.30(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
β“˜Bournonite2.GA.50PbCuSbS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Gahnite4.BB.05ZnAl2O4
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz
var. Amethyst
4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜var. Manganese-bearing Calcite5.AB.05(Ca,Mn)CO3
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Stolzite7.GA.05Pb(WO4)
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Spessartine9.AD.25Mn2+3Al2(SiO4)3
β“˜Sillimanite9.AF.05Al2(SiO4)O
β“˜Hemimorphite9.BD.10Zn4Si2O7(OH)2 Β· H2O
β“˜Manganilvaite9.BE.07CaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH)
β“˜Bustamite9.DG.05CaMn2+(Si2O6)
β“˜Rhodonite9.DK.05CaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
β“˜Inesite9.DL.05Ca2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 Β· 5H2O
β“˜Pyroxmangite9.DO.05Mn2+SiO3
β“˜Hisingerite9.ED.10Fe3+2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Β· 2H2O
β“˜Pyrosmalite-(Mn)9.EE.10Mn2+8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
β“˜Bannisterite9.EG.75(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 Β· nH2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Apophyllite Group'-AB4[Si8O22]X Β· 8H2O
β“˜'Chabazite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Hβ“˜ Bannisterite(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
Hβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Hβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Hβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Mn)Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Hβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Hβ“˜ ManganilvaiteCaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Oβ“˜ Bannisterite(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
Oβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Oβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Oβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Mn)Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Oβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Oβ“˜ RutileTiO2
Oβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
Oβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Oβ“˜ ManganilvaiteCaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Bannisterite(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Bannisterite(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
Alβ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
Alβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Alβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Alβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ Apophyllite GroupAB4[Si8O22]X · 8H2O
Siβ“˜ Bannisterite(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
Siβ“˜ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Siβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Siβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Siβ“˜ InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Siβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Mn)Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Siβ“˜ PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Siβ“˜ SillimaniteAl2(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ ManganilvaiteCaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ AlabanditeMnS
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Sβ“˜ SulphurS8
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Sβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Mn)Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ Bannisterite(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Bannisterite(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
Caβ“˜ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Caβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Caβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Caβ“˜ ManganilvaiteCaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ RutileTiO2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ AlabanditeMnS
Mnβ“˜ Bannisterite(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
Mnβ“˜ BustamiteCaMn2+(Si2O6)
Mnβ“˜ InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Mnβ“˜ Pyrosmalite-(Mn)Mn82+Si6O15(OH,Cl)10
Mnβ“˜ Calcite var. Manganese-bearing Calcite(Ca,Mn)CO3
Mnβ“˜ PyroxmangiteMn2+SiO3
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Mnβ“˜ RhodoniteCaMn3Mn[Si5O15]
Mnβ“˜ SpessartineMn32+Al2(SiO4)3
Mnβ“˜ ManganilvaiteCaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH)
FeIron
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ Bannisterite(Ca,K,Na)(Mn2+,Fe2+)10(Si,Al)16O38(OH)8 · nH2O
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Feβ“˜ GudmunditeFeSbS
Feβ“˜ HisingeriteFe23+(Si2O5)(OH)4 · 2H2O
Feβ“˜ InesiteCa2(Mn,Fe)7Si10O28(OH)2 · 5H2O
Feβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Feβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
Feβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
Feβ“˜ ManganilvaiteCaFe2+Fe3+Mn2+(Si2O7)O(OH)
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ CubaniteCuFe2S3
Cuβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Valleriite(Fe2+,Cu)4(Mg,Al)3S4(OH,O)6
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ GahniteZnAl2O4
Znβ“˜ HemimorphiteZn4Si2O7(OH)2 · H2O
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Asβ“˜ LΓΆllingiteFeAs2
MoMolybdenum
Moβ“˜ MolybdeniteMoS2
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
SnTin
Snβ“˜ StanniteCu2FeSnS4
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ AntimonySb
Sbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Sbβ“˜ GudmunditeFeSbS
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
WTungsten
Wβ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ BournonitePbCuSbS3
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ StolzitePb(WO4)

Localities in this Region

  • New South Wales
    • Yancowinna Co.
      • Broken Hill district
        • Broken Hill
          • Southern operations mine (Pasminco mine; Perilya mine; Consolidated Zinc Mine; CRA mine; New Broken Hill Consolidated Mine; NBHC Mine)

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