Braemar sapphire deposit, Elsmore, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia

Latitude: 29°47'24"S
Longitude: 151°17'35"E

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Located approximately 2.5km North-East of Elsmore.
Located in the parish of Swan Brook.
Operated as shallow pits, dredging and sluicing 1968 to 1990s
Placer deposit.
Map sheets: SH 56-5, 9138-II-N.

References

-Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Inverell Metallogenic Map (SH/56-5), Geological Survey of New South Wales, 1997: Compiled by RE Brown, WJ Stroud & JW Brownlow. Published by the Geological Survey of New South Wales.

-Lishmund and Oakes 1983; McMinn 1989; Coenraads 1990a and 1990 b; GS1988/248.

Mineral List

Cassiterite
Corundum

Corundum
var: Sapphire
Diamond

Gold
Spinel
var: Pleonaste

Zircon

7 entries listed. 5 valid minerals.

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