Mount Bonnie Mine, Grove Hill, Victoria-Daly Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
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Mount Bonnie Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
Grove Hill | Hill |
Victoria-Daly Region | Region |
Northern Territory | Territory |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
13° 32' 38'' South , 131° 33' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2020
Deposit first discovered:
1900 (approx.)
Age:
1600 to 1000 Ma
Geologic Time:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Adelaide River | 435 (2011) | 59.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
118
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:118:1
GUID (UUID V4):
49ad43e5-d51f-49b3-8635-8815f06a09aa
A small abandoned copper-lead-zinc-gold mine located approximately 44 km northwest of Pine Creek and 140 km south-southeast from Darwin.
It is a polymetallic massive sulphide deposit with mineralization including gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper. The deposits are developed within a folded Mesoproterozoic sedimentary sequence.
The Mt. Bonnie lode system dips 40 degrees west and is up to 15 m thick (Badjwah, 2007). Originally a surface gossan could be traced discontinuously for 100 m and comprised limonite, hematite, clay, and minor mimetite, duftite, cerussite, conichalcite, malachite, plumbojarosite, and scorodite. The upper 70 m of the deposit was enriched in gold, silver, lead, bismuth, arsenic, antimony, mercury, and tin with a chalcocite-rich zone near the base of oxidation. (Badjwah, 2007) Open-pit mining showed that the gossanous lode was the product of two stacked stratabound sulphide lenses. These comprise lenticular pods of massive sulphide with dominant pyrrhotite-sphalerite and subordinate pyrite, galena, chalcopyrite, arsenopyrite, and tetrahedrite. The gangue minerals are dominated by chlorite, talc, actinolite, and quartz. Mt Bonnie and Iron Blow, 3 km to the north, are metamorphosed syn-sedimentary sulphide deposits of volcanic exhalative origin(Badjwah, 2007).
Mount Bonnie was first discovered in the early 1900s and was developed as an underground mine between 1912 and 1916. It was then dormant until 1973 when Geopeko drilled the property. Geopeko completed a historical resource estimate of 480,000 tonnes at a grade of 1.5 g/t gold, 186 g/t silver, 7.7% zinc, 1.8% lead and 0.4% copper. In 1979/80 the Peko/BP joint venture resampled the accessible working and later drilled 20 shallow diamond drill holes into the oxide zone. During this period, further oxide ore was mined by Jingellic Minerals and was transported to Mount Wells Battery. In 1983 Mount Bonnie Trust commenced a mining operation which was aimed at exploiting the gold- and silver-rich cap in the oxide zone. This operation mined about 110,000 t of ore @ 7g/t Au and 230 g/t Ag, leaving only the sulphide zone intact (Badjwah, 2007).
Note: transparent "hedyphane" crystals claimed to have originated from "Beltana" have been sold at mineral shows, but these crystals look like mimetite from the Mount Bonnie mine (comm. Peter Elliott; see also discussion at http://www.mindat.org/mesg-106-373206.html).
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β Actinolite Formula: ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β Antlerite Formula: Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS |
β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
β Bayldonite Formula: PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
β Beudantite Formula: PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β 'Biotite' Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
β Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 |
β Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
β Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 Localities: |
β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
β 'Chlorite Group' |
β Conichalcite Formula: CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
β Cordierite Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
β Corkite Formula: PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β Coronadite Formula: Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 Localities: |
β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
β Duftite Formula: PbCu(AsO4)(OH) Localities: |
β Fluorite Formula: CaF2 |
β 'Freibergite Subgroup' Formula: (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
β Galena Formula: PbS |
β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
β Gold Formula: Au |
β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 |
β Hidalgoite Formula: PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β Jamesonite Formula: Pb4FeSb6S14 |
β Jarosite Formula: KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β 'Limonite' |
β Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
β Marcasite Formula: FeS2 |
β Mimetite Formula: Pb5(AsO4)3Cl Localities: |
β Nickeline Formula: NiAs |
β Phlogopite Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
β Plumbojarosite Formula: Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
β Pyromorphite ? Formula: Pb5(PO4)3Cl References: |
β Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
β Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
β Segnitite Formula: PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
β Silver Formula: Ag |
β Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
β Stannite Formula: Cu2FeSnS4 |
β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
β | Silver | 1.AA.05 | Ag |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
β | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
β | Stannite | 2.CB.15a | Cu2FeSnS4 |
β | Nickeline | 2.CC.05 | NiAs |
β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
β | Marcasite | 2.EB.10a | FeS2 |
β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
β | 'Freibergite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C2+2)Sb4S12S0-1 |
β | 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup' | 2.GB.05 | Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S |
β | Jamesonite | 2.HB.15 | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
β | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Fluorite | 3.AB.25 | CaF2 |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Coronadite | 4.DK.05a | Pb(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16 |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
β | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
β | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
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 | Antlerite | 7.BB.15 | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
β | Plumbojarosite | 7.BC.10 | Pb0.5Fe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
β | Jarosite | 7.BC.10 | KFe3+3(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
β | Duftite | 8.BH.35 | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Conichalcite | 8.BH.35 | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
β | Bayldonite | 8.BH.45 | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
β | Beudantite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Hidalgoite | 8.BL.05 | PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Corkite | 8.BL.05 | PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
β | Segnitite | 8.BL.10 | PbFe3+3AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
β | Mimetite | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
β | Pyromorphite ? | 8.BN.05 | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
β | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 Β· 2H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Cordierite | 9.CJ.10 | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
β | Actinolite | 9.DE.10 | β»Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
β | Phlogopite | 9.EC.20 | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Limonite' | - | |
β | 'Chlorite 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 Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
H | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
H | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
H | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
H | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Corkite | PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
H | β Hidalgoite | PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
H | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
H | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
H | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
H | β Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
C | Carbon | |
C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
C | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
C | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
C | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
O | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
O | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
O | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
O | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
O | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
O | β Corkite | PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
O | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Hidalgoite | PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
O | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
O | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
O | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
O | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
O | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
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 |
F | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Mg | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mg | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Mg | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Al | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Al | β Hidalgoite | PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Al | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Si | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Si | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Si | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | β Corkite | PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
P | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
S | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
S | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
S | β Corkite | PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
S | β Galena | PbS |
S | β Hidalgoite | PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
S | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
S | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
S | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
S | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
S | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
S | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Cl | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
K | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
K | β Phlogopite | KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Ca | β Calcite | CaCO3 |
Ca | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
Ca | β Fluorite | CaF2 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Mn | Manganese | |
Mn | β Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Actinolite | ◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2 |
Fe | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Fe | β Biotite | K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 |
Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Fe | β Cordierite | (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18) |
Fe | β Corkite | PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Fe | β Jarosite | KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Marcasite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
Fe | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
Fe | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Nickeline | NiAs |
Cu | Copper | |
Cu | β Antlerite | Cu3(SO4)(OH)4 |
Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
Cu | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Cu | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Cu | β Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Cu | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Cu | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Zn | Zinc | |
Zn | β Sphalerite | ZnS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | β Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
As | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
As | β Conichalcite | CaCu(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
As | β Hidalgoite | PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
As | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
As | β Nickeline | NiAs |
As | β Scorodite | Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O |
As | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
Ag | Silver | |
Ag | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Ag | β Silver | Ag |
Sn | Tin | |
Sn | β Stannite | Cu2FeSnS4 |
Sb | Antimony | |
Sb | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Sb | β Freibergite Subgroup | (Ag6,[Ag6]4+)(Cu4 C22+)Sb4S12S0-1 |
Sb | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Sb | β Tetrahedrite Subgroup | Cu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S |
Au | Gold | |
Au | β Gold | Au |
Pb | Lead | |
Pb | β Bayldonite | PbCu3(AsO4)2(OH)2 |
Pb | β Beudantite | PbFe3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Pb | β Boulangerite | Pb5Sb4S11 |
Pb | β Cerussite | PbCO3 |
Pb | β Corkite | PbFe3(PO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Pb | β Coronadite | Pb(Mn64+Mn23+)O16 |
Pb | β Duftite | PbCu(AsO4)(OH) |
Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Pb | β Hidalgoite | PbAl3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6 |
Pb | β Jamesonite | Pb4FeSb6S14 |
Pb | β Mimetite | Pb5(AsO4)3Cl |
Pb | β Plumbojarosite | Pb0.5Fe33+(SO4)2(OH)6 |
Pb | β Pyromorphite | Pb5(PO4)3Cl |
Pb | β Segnitite | PbFe33+AsO4(AsO3OH)(OH)6 |
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- Victoria-Daly Region
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- Mount Bonnie Mine
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- Victoria-Daly Region
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