Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Pine Creek - Mutooroo area, Mingary, Olary Province, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Mutooroo Copper Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Mutooroo Homestead | Homestead |
Pine Creek - Mutooroo area | Area |
Mingary | Hamlet |
Olary Province | Province |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 14' 57'' South , 140° 56' 15'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2022
Deposit first discovered:
1887 (approx.)
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
16726
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16726:5
GUID (UUID V4):
b64716ec-f556-4f36-8335-05f641a451a2
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mutooroo mine
A former copper-cobalt mine located SE of Mingary.
The mine operated from 1887 to 1914 and at one stage was the largest copper producer in the Olary Province.
Located approximately 60 km west of Broken Hill, 17 km south of the Barrier Highway and the intercontinental railway which links directly to Port Pirie approximately 300 km to the west.
Outcropping lode sulphide deposit which has been drilled to a depth of over 300 m below the surface by Broken Hill South in the late 1960s.
Historic copper production (1887β1914) is estimated at 6,000 tons of oxidised massive sulfides including 2,557 tons at 6.58% Cu and 218 tons at 19.3% Cu.
Fifteen shafts and numerous shallow pits have been dug along a 1.5 km shear zone developed within amphibolite considered to be originally a mafic, seafloor sill or flow contemporaneous with Willyama Supergroup sedimentation.
Drilling was done in the area in 2007 by Havilah Resources NL.
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44 valid minerals.
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β Acanthite Formula: Ag2S |
β Almandine Formula: Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β Amarantite Formula: Fe3+2(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
β Atacamite Formula: Cu2(OH)3Cl References: |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Bismuthinite Formula: Bi2S3 |
β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Chalcanthite Formula: CuSO4 · 5H2O |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β Chrysocolla Formula: Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
β Copiapite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
β Copper Formula: Cu |
β Coquimbite Formula: AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
β Covellite Formula: CuS References: |
β Cuprite Formula: Cu2O |
β Cuprocopiapite Formula: Cu2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
β 'Feldspar Group' |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Gypsum Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β 'Hornblende' |
β Ilmenite Formula: Fe2+TiO3 |
β Kyanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β 'Limonite' |
β Magnetite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Marshite Formula: CuI References: |
β Melanterite Formula: Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
β Metahohmannite Formula: Fe3+2(SO4)2O · 4H2O |
β Molybdenite Formula: MoS2 |
β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Muscovite var. Sericite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Orthoclase Formula: K(AlSi3O8) |
β 'Plagioclase' Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β Prehnite Formula: Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Quartz var. Jasper |
β RΓΆmerite Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
β 'Scapolite' |
β Sillimanite Formula: Al2(SiO4)O |
β Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Staurolite Formula: Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
β Sulphur Formula: S8 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Sulphur | 1.CC.05 | S8 |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
β | Acanthite | 2.BA.35 | Ag2S |
β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Bismuthinite | 2.DB.05 | Bi2S3 |
β | Molybdenite | 2.EA.30 | MoS2 |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Marshite | 3.AA.05 | CuI |
β | Atacamite | 3.DA.10a | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
β | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | var. Jasper | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
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 | Chalcanthite | 7.CB.20 | CuSO4 Β· 5H2O |
β | Melanterite | 7.CB.35 | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 Β· H2O |
β | Coquimbite | 7.CB.55 | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 Β· 6H2O |
β | RΓΆmerite | 7.CB.75 | Fe2+Fe3+2(SO4)4 Β· 14H2O |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Metahohmannite | 7.DB.30 | Fe3+2(SO4)2O Β· 4H2O |
β | Amarantite | 7.DB.30 | Fe3+2(SO4)2O Β· 7H2O |
β | Cuprocopiapite | 7.DB.35 | Cu2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 20H2O |
β | Copiapite | 7.DB.35 | Fe2+Fe3+4(SO4)6(OH)2 Β· 20H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Almandine | 9.AD.25 | Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3 |
β | Sillimanite | 9.AF.05 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Kyanite | 9.AF.15 | Al2(SiO4)O |
β | Staurolite | 9.AF.30 | Fe2+2Al9Si4O23(OH) |
β | Prehnite | 9.DP.20 | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | var. Sericite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β | Chrysocolla | 9.ED.20 | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 Β· nH2O, x < 1 |
β | Orthoclase | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Scapolite' | - | |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'Hornblende' | - | |
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Feldspar Group' | - | |
β | 'Biotite' | - | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
H | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
H | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
H | β Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
H | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
H | β Cuprocopiapite | Cu2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
H | β Metahohmannite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 4H2O |
H | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
H | β RΓΆmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
H | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
H | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
C | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
O | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
O | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
O | β Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
O | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
O | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
O | β Cuprocopiapite | Cu2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
O | β Metahohmannite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 4H2O |
O | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β RΓΆmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
O | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
O | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
O | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
O | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
F | Fluorine | |
F | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Al | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Al | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Al | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Al | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Al | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Si | β Kyanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Sillimanite | Al2(SiO4)O |
Si | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
Si | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
S | β Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
S | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
S | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
S | β Covellite | CuS |
S | β Cuprocopiapite | Cu2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
S | β Metahohmannite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 4H2O |
S | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β RΓΆmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Sulphur | S8 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Atacamite | Cu2(OH)3Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
K | β Orthoclase | K(AlSi3O8) |
K | β Muscovite var. Sericite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Prehnite | Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2 |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Amarantite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 7H2O |
Fe | β Almandine | Fe32+Al2(SiO4)3 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Copiapite | Fe2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Fe | β Coquimbite | AlFe3(SO4)6(H2O)12 · 6H2O |
Fe | β Cuprocopiapite | Cu2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Melanterite | Fe2+(H2O)6SO4 · H2O |
Fe | β Metahohmannite | Fe23+(SO4)2O · 4H2O |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β RΓΆmerite | Fe2+Fe23+(SO4)4 · 14H2O |
Fe | β Staurolite | Fe22+Al9Si4O23(OH) |
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 Chalcanthite | CuSO4 · 5H2O |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Chrysocolla | Cu2-xAlx(H2-xSi2O5)(OH)4 · nH2O, x < 1 |
Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
Cu | β Cuprite | Cu2O |
Cu | β Cuprocopiapite | Cu2+Fe43+(SO4)6(OH)2 · 20H2O |
Cu | β Copper | Cu |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Marshite | CuI |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
Mo | Molybdenum | |
Mo | β Molybdenite | MoS2 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Acanthite | Ag2S |
I | Iodine | |
I | β Marshite | CuI |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Bi | Bismuth | |
Bi | β Bismuthinite | Bi2S3 |
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Mutooroo Copper Mine, Mutooroo Homestead, Pine Creek - Mutooroo area, Mingary, Olary Province, South Australia, Australia