A small prospect first found in about 1877, with some shafts and a short adit. It was mostly prospected for gold, but zinc, nickel and osmiridium mineralisation is also recorded, associated with altered serpentineite conglomerates, skarns, and silicified dolostones.
Ref:
R.S. Bottrill, J. Taheri, & C.R. Calver, 1999, THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF GOLD MINERALISATION AT FORSTERS PROSPECT, IN THE GLOVERS BLUFF/WELD RIVER AREA. Mineral Resources Tasmania., Record 1999/06
References
R.S. Bottrill, J. Taheri, & C.R. Calver, 1999, THE NATURE AND ORIGIN OF GOLD MINERALISATION AT FORSTERS PROSPECT, IN THE GLOVERS BLUFF/WELD RIVER AREA. Mineral Resources Tasmania., Record 1999/06
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