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Galena from
Ladolam Gold deposit (Lihir Mine), Luise Stratovolcano, Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea


Locality type:Deposit
Classification
Species:Galena
Formula:PbS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Galena data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ladolam Gold deposit (Lihir Mine), Luise Stratovolcano, Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:307427
Long-form Identifier:1:3:307427:5
GUID (UUID V4):f92c6a65-f2c3-452b-844c-c6eebae9ba2e
Localities for Galena in this Region
Lienetz Pit, Ladolam Gold deposit (Lihir Mine), Luise Stratovolcano, Lihir Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to epithermal-style gold mineralization at Ladolam, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea: a reconnaissance study...exceptionally large gold resource at Ladolam (>1,300 metric tons of gold), Lihir Island, resulted from the...early-stage, low-grade porphyry gold system to a low-sulfidation epithermal gold event. This transition was...decompression during the partial slope failure of Luise stratovolcano and accompanied by the ingress of seawater...bonanza gold grades of up to 120 g/t. Isotope data suggest a magmatic source of sulfur in the gold-bearing
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
activity and gold mineralization at Conical Seamount and Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea D. Müller1,...km south of the giant Ladolam gold deposit, Lihir Island, reveal the highest gold concentrations yet reported...are typical of high-K igneous rocks from oceanic (island) arc-settings. The primitive character of the rocks...contrasts with the more evolved rocks forming Lihir Island. Geochemical as well as mineral chemical data...Seamount and Lihir Island originate from the same magma source. In common with the samples from Lihir Island
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Subaerial Gold Mineralization: Conical Seamount and the Ladolam Gold Deposit, Papua New Guinea J. BRUCE...BRUCE GEMMELL,† ROBINA SHARPE, Centre for Ore Deposit Research (CODES SRC), University of Tasmania, Private...situated 10 km south of Lihir Island in the Tabar-Feni island chain, Papua New Guinea. Polymetallic (Zn-Pb-Ag-Au-As-Sb)...seamount represent a unique example of submarine gold mineralization with mineralogical, chemical, and...subaerial epithermal systems. The giant Ladolam epithermal gold deposit (42 Moz Au) is situated in the crater
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
to the Minifie Ore Zone: Ladolam Gold Deposit, Lihir Island, Papua New Guinea JACQUELINE L. BLACKWELL...46-million-ounce Ladolam gold deposit, the largest alkalic epithermal gold deposit in the world in terms...terms of contained gold, is composed of four ore zones: Minifie, Lienetz, Kapit, and Coastal. This detailed...volcanosedimentary strata (part of an alkalic composite volcanic island), (2) a porphyry-style breccia dike, and (3) epithermal-style...northward to near-horizontal dipping veins that have gold grades of 1 to >60 g/t Au. Shallow-level epithermal
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
for ore deposit formation: Examples from Lihir Island and Conical seamount, Papua New Guinea George D...February 2005 Abstract Lihir Island, part of the Tabar–Lihir–Tanga–Feni island chain in the SW Pacific...Pacific, hosts the giant Ladolam gold deposit. Polymetallic gold mineralization also was discovered offshore...during RV SONNE cruise bSO133Q. The seamount and the island are composed mainly of trachybasalts and basaltic...monzonites are found on Lihir. Sr isotopic analyses of mineralized samples from the island and the seamount
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Anhydrite-Bearing Vein Arrays, Lienetz Orebody, Lihir Gold Deposit, Papua New Guinea* Stephanie Sykora,1, 2,† David Selley...Australia Abstract The Lihir Au deposit (also known as Ladolam), Papua New Guinea, has a 56-Moz resource...world’s largest alkalic Au deposit in terms of contained Au. The Au deposit is in an amphitheater, inferred...collapse(s) and prolonged tropical weathering. The ore deposit is situated in the footwall of the sector collapse...A threefold vertical alteration architecture at Lihir is interpreted to broadly represent this evolution
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Porphyry-Style and Epithermal Conditions at the Lihir Gold Deposit: Implications for Ore Genesis and Mineral...Abstract The Lihir (also known as Ladolam) Au deposit in Papua New Guinea is a telescoped ore deposit, in which...deposits. Introduction The Lihir Au deposit (also known as Ladolam), Papua New Guinea, is the largest alkalic...alkalic epithermal Au deposit in the world in terms of contained Au, with a resource of 56 Moz (Newcrest...(Newcrest Mining Ltd., 2016). The deposit has a complex evolution that consists of late-stage, Au-rich, alkalic
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Submarine Gold Mineralization Near Lihir Island, New Ireland Fore-Arc, Papua New Guinea SVEN PETERSEN...S. Rock Blvd. #117, Reno, Nevada 89502 Abstract Gold-rich, siliceous veins with disseminated polymetallic...volcano located about 10 km south of Lihir island, Papua New Guinea. Grab samples from the summit of Conical...concentration of gold yet reported from the modern sea floor (max 230 ppm Au; avg 26 ppm, n = 40). The gold occurs...sphalerite, galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite, marcasite, and a variety of Cu-Pb-As-Sb sulfosalts. The gold occurs
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition Mineral Resource...Groves • Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition 123 Daniel...Control Number: 2015947403 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. In recent years, there...rocks with iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, intrusion-related gold deposits (IRGDs), and possibly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Richard H. Sillitoe Some metallogenic features of gold and copper deposits related to alkaline rocks and...Abstract Porphyry copper-gold, skarn copper-gold, sediment-hosted (Carlin-style) gold, breccia pipe, lowsulphidation...lowsulphidation epithermal gold, pluton-related (mesothermal or orogenic) gold vein and volcanogenic massive...calcalkaline counterparts. In contrast, porphyry molybdenum-gold deposits are confined to alkaline igneous centres...notably deficient in highsulphidation epithermal gold deposits and even in the advanced argillic lithocaps
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fifth Edition Mineral Resource...Groves • Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fifth Edition 123 Daniel...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Even more recently, there...copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, intrusion-related gold deposits (IRGDs) and even Carlin-type gold deposits...variety of both arc-related and non-arc gold and copper-gold deposits, worldwide. About one-third of
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
alerting service Receive free email alerts when new articles cite this article - sign up in the box at...metals (copper, zinc, lead, tin), precious metals (gold, silver), and a number of special metals (e.g. indium...Valley at the Juan de Fuca Ridge, and in the TAG deposit at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Currently, mining of...appears to be most attractive for sites with (1) high gold and base metal grades, (2) site location close to...prospective gold-rich deposits have been found in the territorial waters of Papua New Guinea. If drilling
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
associated with stage 3 marcasite, sphalerite, galena, and barite, and stage 4 arsenian pyrite ± enargite...prospect along with the nearby Santa Fé mine and Campamento deposit represent parts of a porphyry copper..., proximal skarn and intermediate sulfidation deposit, respectively. The characteristics of Cerro la...Bay’s (formerly Linear Resources, Linear Gold, and Brigus Gold) Ixhuatán concession in Chiapas State, southeastern... Australia. 0361-0128/17/4490/799-29 oxidized gold zone overlying Au (Cu-Mo) and sulfide mineralization
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Association of Arsenian Go|dfieldite from the Marian Gold Deposit, Northern Luzon, Philippines U. Knittel Department...Summary Arsenian goldfieldite from the Marian Gold Mine, Philippines, which is hosted by the Cordon Syenite...altaite, and Au-Ag-tellurides. Both the Marian gold deposit and the vein systems at Butte are associated...Nord-Luzon, Philippinen As-reicher Goldfieldit der Marian Gold Lagerst~itte (Philippinen) bildet eine Mischkristall-Reihe...(1907), who investigated ores from the M o h a w k Mine, Goldfield, Nevada. An analysis by Palmer, published
Book
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Second Updated and Enlarged...Daniel MUller North Limited Exploration Division, New South Wales Cnr Clarke and Alluvial Streets Parkes...Miiller, Daniel: Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold copper mineralisation / Daniel Mt~ller ; David I...updated and enlarged ed. - Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York ; Barcelona ; Budapest ; Hong Kong ; London...Heidelberg New York ISBN 3-540-59116-8 1st Edition Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York This work
Book (edition)
I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Springer Authors Dr. Daniel...erschienen bei Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York 1995 Typesetting: Camera ready by author 36/3142-543210...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Despite this current interest...investigating their associations with a variety of gold and copper-gold deposits, worldwide. About twothirds of...Rocks Continental Arc Postcollisional Arc Oceanic (Island) Arc Within-Plate Problems with Tectonic Classifications
Book (edition)
Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York Barcelona Hong Kong...I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization 3rd, Updated and Enlarged...of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper-gold deposit before the commencement of mining operations...Daniel, 1962 - Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold-copper mineralization / Daniel MUller, David I....ISBN-13:978-3-642-64075-9 (hardcover) 1. Rocks, Igneous. 2. Gold ores. 3. Copper ores. I. Title. II. Groves, D. I
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Tectonic evolution and copper-gold metallogenesis of the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands region Robert...Tectonic evolution and copper-gold metallogenesis of the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands region, Ore...Tectonic evolution and copper-gold metallogenesis of the Papua New 2 Guinea and Solomon Islands region...rholm@frogtech.com.au 22 23 Keywords: Papua New Guinea; Solomon Islands; copper; gold; metallogenesis; tectonic ...reconstruction 25 1 26 Abstract 27 28 Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands are in one of the
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Shoshonite‐hosted endeavour 48 porphyry copper‐gold deposit, Northparkes, central New South Wales a b c c B. Hooper...Shoshonite‐hosted endeavour 48 porphyry copper‐gold deposit, Northparkes, central New South Wales, Australian Journal...Shoshonite-hosted Endeavour 48 porphyry copper-gold deposit, Northparkes, central New South Wales B. HOOPER,1 P. S. HEITHERSAY...Parkes, NSW 2870, Australia. The Endeavour 48 copper-gold orebody is the most recent discovery in the Northparkes...Project, located in the Goonumbla district of central New South Wales. The discovery resulted from a small
Report (volume)
hydrothermal fluids in the Catheart Mountain Cu-Mo deposit, Maine By Robert A. Ayuso and Nora K. Foley............ Structure and origin of the Ely copper deposit, east-central Vermont By Terry W. Offield, John...John F. Slack, and Sarah A. Wittinbrink........... Gold, ~ilver, and base metal epithermal mineral deposits...H. McKee, and Nora Shew..................... 87 Gold and silver in acid-sulfate alteration and quartz-sericite-pyrite...Mineralogy and chemistry of gold-associated skarn from Nambija, Zamora Province, Ecuador: A reconnaissance
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and Geochemistry of the Dongping Gold Telluride Deposit, Heibei Province, North China a Zhang Zhaoghong...and Geochemistry of the Dongping Gold Telluride Deposit, Heibei Province, North China, International Geology...and Geochemistry of the Dongping Gold Telluride Deposit, Heibei Province, North China ZHANG ZHAOGHONG Institute...30 December 2014 Abstract The Dongping gold telluride deposit, located on the northern margin of the...platform, is one of the largest gold deposits in China. The deposit is spatially and temporally associated
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
269–280, 2000 Potash-rich Magmatism and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization in the Yishu Deep Fault Zone...potash-rich volcanic rocks which hosted several gold or gold (copper) deposits are widely distributed around...contamination of subducted continental crustal materials. Gold (copper) deposits in this district are closely related...formations of two gold (copper) deposits, the Qibaoshan breccia pipe-porphyry type Au-Cu deposit and the Guilaizhuang...Guilaizhuang tellurium-gold type epithermal Au deposit, have been proved to be in close relation with potash-rich
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Genesis and Exploration Implications of Epithermal Gold Mineralization and Porphyry-Style Alteration at...at the Endeavour 41 Prospect, Cowal District, New South Wales, Australia WOJCIECH ZUKOWSKI,1,†,* DAVID...Barrick 3 Mineral Gold of Australia, Cowal Gold Mine, New South Wales, Australia Deposit Research Unit (MDRU)...deep-level, structurally controlled epithermal gold deposit hosted by Early Ordovician subaqueous volcanosedimentary...pyroxene-bearing dikes, are temporally related to gold mineralization. Postmineralization intrusions are
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of the Tuvatu Gold-Silver Telluride Deposit, Fiji: Comparisons with the Emperor Deposit NANCY L. SCHERBARTH*...Tuvatu gold-silver telluride deposit with reserves of 13 t Au is the second largest gold deposit in Fiji...Fiji after the large Emperor gold telluride deposit (production, and proven and probable reserves of 280...4–4.6 Ma) and having a shoshonitic affinity. The gold mineralization in both deposits is spatially and...The Emperor deposit occurs along the margins of the Tavua volcano whereas the Tuvatu deposit may occur
Report (issue)
and lead (galena) in addition to gold and silver. Extremely high concentrations of gold have recently...found in a new type of seafloor mineral deposit previously only known as epithermal (magmatic) gold deposits...21°N in 19791,2 confirmed that the formation of new oceanic crust through seafloor spreading is intimately...have the potential to form a massive sulphide deposit. It has also been documented that circulation of... zinc, lead) and in particular precious metals (gold, silver) in some of these deposits have recently
 
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