Anaconda Mine (Boona West Mine), Mount Nobby, Cunningham Co., New South Wales, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 32° 42' 17'' South , 146° 57' 46'' East |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -32.70483,146.96280 |
Age: | 541 Β± 1.0 to 393.3 Β± 1.2 Ma |
Geologic Time: | : Cambrian to Early Devonian |
Reference for age: | Gilligan, L.B., Suppel, D.W. (1993) Metallogenic Study and Mineral Deposit Data Sheets: Nymagee 1:250 000 Metallogenic Map (SI/55-2). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Sydney, 171 pages. |
KΓΆppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
A former underground mine with shafts.
Operated 1903 to 1909.
Commodity List
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13 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Pragian - Lochkovian 407.6 - 419.2 Ma ID: 903662 | Baledmund Formation Age: Early Devonian (407.6 - 419.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Baledmund Formation Description: Thinly laminated, commonly ferruginous, occasionally calcareous, siltstone and minor interbedded, well-sorted fine-grained lithic-quartz sandstone. Boulder to granule polymictic conglomerate and sedimentary breccia are variably developed at the base Comments: sedimentary siliciclastic; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Sedimentary siliciclastic Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5] |
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