Mammoth Mine, Mount Gordon, Gunpowder District, City of Mount Isa, Queensland, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mammoth Mine | Mine |
| Mount Gordon | Mountain |
| Gunpowder District | Mining District |
| City of Mount Isa | City |
| Queensland | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 41' 54'' South , 139° 21' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
159227
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:159227:9
GUID (UUID V4):
626a8b70-6026-49f9-900c-42a785a5555a
Underground copper mine.
Copper oxide mineralisation was first discovered in the district at Mt Oxide in 1882, followed by the discovery of the Mammoth deposit by two Afghan cameleers, the Shah brothers in 1923. They worked the deposit as a small open cut from 1927. Between 1948 and 1969 the deposit was worked as a small-scale underground operation by Italo Foschi, who sank two shafts with three sub-levels. VAM Ltd, Consolidated Goldfields and Adelaide Brighton produced copper in concentrate and copper cathode from the Mammoth deposit between 1969 and 1995. Aberfoyle purchased the operation in 1995 and delineated the Esperanza deposit before being acquired by Western Metals Limited (βWestern Metalsβ) in 1998, which commissioned the ferric leach plant that year to treat Esperanza ores. The Mammoth underground mine was reopened in late 2002.
Aditya Birla Minerals acquired the operations in November 2003 from receivers appointed for Western Metals.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| β Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 References: |
| β Bornite Formula: Cu5FeS4 References: |
| β Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S References: |
| β Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 References: |
| β 'Chlorite Group' References: |
| β Covellite Formula: CuS References: |
| β Digenite Formula: Cu9S5 References: |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| β | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| β | Bornite | 2.BA.15 | Cu5FeS4 |
| β | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| β | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| S | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| S | β Covellite | CuS |
| S | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Fe | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | β Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | β Bornite | Cu5FeS4 |
| Cu | β Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | β Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | β Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | β Digenite | Cu9S5 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Queensland
- Mount Isa OrogenOrogen
- Leichhardt River DomainDomain
- Mount Isa OrogenOrogen
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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