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Hercules Mine, Williamsford, Rosebery district, West Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
41° 50' 24'' South , 145° 30' 59'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-41.84022,145.51660
GeoHash:
G#: r0x3zr1zn
GRN:
S28E79
Type:
Mine (Care and Maintenance) - last checked 2021
Deposit first discovered:
1894
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rosebery1,035 (2012)7.0km
Tullah196 (2014)14.9km
Zeehan845 (2012)15.7km
Queenstown2,352 (2012)26.9km
Gormanston169 (2014)26.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
11803
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:11803:8
GUID (UUID V4):
59c6bb77-d849-4acc-a75a-d0fdc73ca247


A Pb-Zn-Cu-Ag-Au mine located atop Mt Read, 6 miles (10km) South of Rosebery. The ore is similar to Rosebery (massive, pyrite-rich sulphide ore), but is more metamorphosed and deformed. The ore is hosted in Mount Read Volcanics.

Mining was mostly between 1894-1986, but there has been some small scale, mostly underground, mining at times since. Rehabilitation works began in 2004/2005, despite some some localised mining since. There are small exposures of the sulphides and gossan in open cuts and adits at the summit.

On an active mining lease and unauthorised entry is forbidden.

A syn-volcanic, submarine, hydrothermal deposit; part replacement of footwall permeable strata
Host Rock Ages Cambrian Series 3
Mineralisation Ages Cambrian
Form Stratiform, Volcanic massive sulphide
Rock Type volcaniclastic-igneous-rock and tephra
Commodities Zinc, Lead
Gangue Carbonate, Chlorite, Pyrite, Sericite, Quartz

Total Resource (Pre Mining) 31/12/2005
2570000 Tonnes
0.42% Cu
5.2% Pb
16.7% Zn
160g/t Ag
2.7g/t Au



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Mineral List


30 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Allophane
Formula: (Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
β“˜ Anglesite
Formula: PbSO4
β“˜ Anthophyllite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ Bismuthinite
Formula: Bi2S3
β“˜ Boulangerite
Formula: Pb5Sb4S11
β“˜ Brochantite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
β“˜ Chalcophanite
Formula: ZnMn4+3O7 · 3H2O
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
Description: nodules in schist, including kutnohorite
β“˜ Dundasite
Formula: PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
β“˜ Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gibbsite
Formula: Al(OH)3
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Kutnohorite
Formula: CaMn2+(CO3)2
Description: veins and nodules in schist, including dolomite
β“˜ Linarite
Formula: PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜ Mimetite
Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Plumbogummite
Formula: PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜ Posnjakite
Formula: Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
β“˜ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
Description: pink veins
β“˜ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜ Wurtzite
Formula: (Zn,Fe)S

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Wurtzite2.CB.45(Zn,Fe)S
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Bismuthinite2.DB.05Bi2S3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
β“˜Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
β“˜Boulangerite2.HC.15Pb5Sb4S11
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜Gibbsite4.FE.10Al(OH)3
β“˜Chalcophanite4.FL.20ZnMn4+3O7 Β· 3H2O
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
β“˜Siderite5.AB.05FeCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜Kutnohorite5.AB.10CaMn2+(CO3)2
β“˜Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
β“˜Dundasite5.DB.10PbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 Β· H2O
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anglesite7.AD.35PbSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Brochantite7.BB.25Cu4(SO4)(OH)6
β“˜Linarite7.BC.65PbCu(SO4)(OH)2
β“˜Posnjakite7.DD.10Cu4(SO4)(OH)6 Β· H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
β“˜Plumbogummite8.BL.10PbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
β“˜Mimetite8.BN.05Pb5(AsO4)3Cl
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Anthophyllite9.DD.05β—»{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
β“˜Muscovite
var. Sericite		9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜Allophane9.ED.20(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 Β· 2.5-3H2O
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Hβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Hβ“˜ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Hβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Hβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Hβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Cβ“˜ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Cβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Oβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Oβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Oβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Oβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Oβ“˜ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Oβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Alβ“˜ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Alβ“˜ GibbsiteAl(OH)3
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Allophane(Al2O3)(SiO2)1.3-2 · 2.5-3H2O
Siβ“˜ Anthophyllite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3
Sβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Sβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Sβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ FluoriteCaF2
Caβ“˜ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Mnβ“˜ KutnohoriteCaMn2+(CO3)2
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ SideriteFeCO3
Feβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ BrochantiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6
Cuβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Cuβ“˜ PosnjakiteCu4(SO4)(OH)6 · H2O
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ ChalcophaniteZnMn34+O7 · 3H2O
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Znβ“˜ Wurtzite(Zn,Fe)S
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Asβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ AnglesitePbSO4
Pbβ“˜ BoulangeritePb5Sb4S11
Pbβ“˜ CerussitePbCO3
Pbβ“˜ DundasitePbAl2(CO3)2(OH)4 · H2O
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Pbβ“˜ LinaritePbCu(SO4)(OH)2
Pbβ“˜ MimetitePb5(AsO4)3Cl
Pbβ“˜ PlumbogummitePbAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6
BiBismuth
Biβ“˜ BismuthiniteBi2S3

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References

Rocks & Minerals: 22: 328.
Company Report - Onshore 84_2307: Read-Rosebery Leases Report for Year Ended 26th June, 1984
MRT Document GSB19: The zinc-lead sulphide deposits of the Read-Rosebery District, Part 1 - Mount Read Group
Company Report - Onshore 84_2307: Read-Rosebery Leases Report for Year Ended 26th June, 1984
MRT Document OS_163: Report on the mineral districts of Zeehan and neighbourhood
MRT Document OS_121: Report on the Zeehan-Dundas Mineral Fields in February 1896
Dana, E.S. (1909) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York. App. 2, by E.S. Dana and W.E. Ford: 112.
Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Eastoe, Christopher J., Solomon, M., Walshe, J. L. (1987) District-scale alteration associated with massive sulfide deposits in the Mount Read Volcanics, western Tasmania. Economic Geology, 82 (5), 1239-1258.
Gulson, Brian L., Porritt, Patricia M. (1987) Base metal exploration of the Mount Read Volcanics, western Tasmania; Pt. II, Lead isotope signatures and genetic implications. Economic Geology, 82 (2), 291-307.
Gulson, Brian L., Large, Ross R., Porritt, Patricia M. (1987) Base metal exploration of the Mount Read Volcanics, western Tasmania; Pt. III, Application of lead isotopes at Elliott Bay. Economic Geology, 82 (2), 308-327.
Large, Ross R., Herrmann, Walter, Corbett, Keith D. (1987) Base metal exploration of the Mount Read Volcanics, western Tasmania; Pt. I, Geology and exploration, Elliott Bay. Economic Geology, 82 (2), 267-290.
Solomon, M., Eastoe, Christopher J., Walshe, J. L., Green, G. R. (1988) Mineral deposits and sulfur isotope abundances in the Mount Read Volcanics between Que River and Mount Darwin, Tasmania. Economic Geology, 83 (7), 1307-1328.
Corbett, K. D. (1992) Stratigraphic-volcanic setting of massive sulfide deposits in the Cambrian Mount Read Volcanics, Tasmania. Economic Geology, 87 (3), 564-586.
Crawford, A. J., Corbett, K. D., Everard, J. L. (1992) Geochemistry of the Cambrian volcanic-hosted massive sulfide-rich Mount Read Volcanics, Tasmania, and some tectonic implications. Economic Geology, 87 (3), 597-619.
McPhie, J., Allen, R. L. (1992) Facies architecture of mineralized submarine volcanic sequences; Cambrian Mount Read Volcanics, western Tasmania. Economic Geology, 87 (3), 587-596.
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