Kapunda Copper Mine, Kapunda, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kapunda Copper Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Kapunda | Town |
| North Mt Lofty Ranges | Mountain Range |
| Mt Lofty Ranges | Mountain Range |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 20' 49'' South , 138° 55' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2024
Deposit first discovered:
1844 (approx.)
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Clubs:
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| Club | Location | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Barossa Gem & Mineral Club Inc. | Nuriootpa, South Australia | 15km |
Owned/operated by:
Mindat Locality ID:
13477
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:13477:1
GUID (UUID V4):
09541812-25da-4ac2-b547-12f8e6c8ea59
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kapunda Mine
An abandoned copper mine.
First commenced operations in 1844.
The mine includes the Charlotte Open Cut, Sherwin Open Cut, the Main Open Cut, and the Stockyard Open Cut.
This site is now under the control of The South Australian Heritage Trust, and all collecting is prohibited.
Ownership of the Kapunda Historic Mine site is held by the Light Regional Council as a result of a gift from the South Australian State Government in the early 1970s.
Terramin announced the discovery of significant REE mineralisation at Kapunda 11 February 2014.
In July 2018 Environmental Copper Recovery Pty Ltd was awarded a Commonwealth Government Grant into copper and gold in-situ recovery mining to run until 2021 (essentially a leaching process involving drilling holes and introducing fluids to dissolve the minerals and pump them out).
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Detailed Mineral List:
| β Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl References: |
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| β Copper Formula: Cu |
| β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
| β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 Description: From the Stockyard Open Cut |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
| β Tenorite Formula: CuO |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 3 - Halides | |||
| β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
| β | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| β | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| β | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Tenorite | CuO |
| F | Fluorine | |
| F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cl | Chlorine | |
| Cl | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | β Copper | Cu |
| Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Tenorite | CuO |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | β Baryte | BaSO4 |
Localities in this Region
- South Australia
- Mt Lofty Ranges
- North Mt Lofty Ranges
- Kapunda
- Kapunda Copper Mine
- Kapunda
- North Mt Lofty Ranges
- Mt Lofty Ranges
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