CupriteGirilambone Cu Mine, Girilambone, Gidalambone, Canbelego Co., New South Wales, Australia
Photo: Martins da Pedra Discovered in 1875, mined from 1993 to 2002 by Straits Resources (heap leaching). Girilambone is located approximately 46 kilometres north-north-west of the town of Nyngan in central New South Wales.
Map sheet: Cobar 1:250 000 Metallogenic map; SH 55-14, 8235-II-N.
Coordinates: 487300mE, 6541500mN.
Stratiform, disseminated.
There are 3 satellite deposits, 3 km north of the main pit: Larsens East, Hartmans and Northeast.
References
- NSW Mining Industry Directory 1994.
- Gilligan and Byrnes 1995.
- Crane, M.J., Sharpe, J.L., and Williams, P.A. (2001): Formation of Chrysocolla and Secondary Copper Phosphates in the Highly Weathered Supergene Zones of Some Australian Deposits. Records of the Australian Museum 53, 49-56.
- Chapman, J. R., Sharpe, J. L. and Williams, P. A. (2005): The copper deposits at Girilambone, New South Wales. Australian Journal of Mineralogy, 11, 91-99.
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