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Angas mine, Strathalbyn, South Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Pb-Zn mine that also produces Cu, Ag and Au.
Opened in September 2008 after 11 years of exploration and development.
Owned by Terramin Australia Limited.

A Broken Hill style, coarsegrained, Zn–Pb–Ag ± Au orebody that
extends over 500 m, plunging 45º S from the surface to a depth of 450 m.
Mineralisation occurs within Tapanappa Formation turbidites of the Cambrian
Kanmantoo Group, which is the same host for the Kanmantoo copper–gold mine development, 40 km to the northeast.

The Angas orebody comprises three regions/lodes: the Garwood, Hanging Wall and Rankine lodes.



References:
http://www.minerals.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/93792/mj50_AngasMine_PPirieSmelter.pdf





Mineral List:
Allanite-(Ce)
Analcime
Aragonite
Calcite
Chabazite-Na
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Galena
Laumontite
Orthoclase
Prehnite
Pyrite
Pyrrhotite
Siderite
Smithsonite
Sphalerite
Stilbite-Na


17 entries listed. 16 valid minerals.

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