CANADIAN AND WORLD MINERAL DEPOSIT DATABASES
Geological Survey of Canada


Deposit number Country Location Names Commodities
2070 Australia (Northern Territory) 12.59.35 S -- 130.59.47 E Browns; Rum Jungle Cu; Pb; Co; Ni; Ag
 
Database name: World Sediment-Hosted Cu Deposits
Compilers: R. V. Kirkham, J. J. Carriere, A. Rafer, and P. Born
Release date: 2015-01-27
   
Deposit name(s): Browns (prospect name); Rum Jungle (project name)
Political location(s): Australia; Province or state: Northern Territory
Deposit clan (type): sediment-hosted copper
Deposit (sub) types: undifferentiated
Deposit status: Status comments: polymetallic deposit was discovered in a uranium district, showing similarities with Kupferschiefer and Copper Belt-type mineralization
Commodities: Cu; Pb; Co; Ni; Ag
Mineralization styles: stratabound
Geological ages: Proterozoic (host rocks)
Coincident features: bedding
Host rocks: (1) sedimentary; mudstone
Individual lithologies:shale
Mineralogy: (mineralization): galena, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite
Links to other databases: Northern Territory Geological Survey - MODAT; Key value: 2591
References:
McCready, A.J.; Stumpfl, E.F.; Ahmad, M.; Gee, R.D.; Lally, J., 2002
Base metal mineralization in a uranium district: Browns deposit, Rum Jungle, NT, Australia
in Global Exploration 2002: Integrated Methods for Discovery, Abstracts of Oral and Poster Presentations : April 14-16, Edited by Marsh, E. E.; Goldfarb, R. J.; Day, W. C., Abstracts, Society of Economic Geologists

Resource data:
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Resource and reserve figures are historical in nature. The Data source provided with each set of figures should be cited if the Data are re-reported.

Estimate date: 2002; 70,000,000 metric ton ore; Combined with production?: no; Provisional entry?: yes
Grade-commodity information:Cu: 0.8 percent
Pb: 2.6 percent
Co: 0.12 percent
Ni: 0.11 percent
Ag: 10 grams/metric ton
Reference: McCready, A.J.; Stumpfl, E.F.; Ahmad, M.; Gee, R.D.; Lally, J., 2002: Base metal mineralization in a uranium district: Browns deposit, Rum Jungle, NT, Australia; in Global Exploration 2002: Integrated Methods for Discovery, Abstracts of Oral and Poster Presentations : April 14-16, Edited by Marsh, E. E.; Goldfarb, R. J.; Day, W. C., Abstracts, Society of Economic Geologists
Percent weights allocated to deposit: 100.0%

Generated 2015-01-27 17:13:04 with GQuery -- 3.7 ADO (3.19..3.22 -- 2008-12-16)
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