The Cannington Silver Lead Zinc Deposit - at Feasibility
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(1994). The Cannington Silver Lead Zinc Deposit - at Feasibility.
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(1994). The Cannington Silver Lead Zinc Deposit - at Feasibility.
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Organization: The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
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Jan 1, 1994
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| The Cannington deposit is one of the largest accumulations of silver-lead known. Located 135 km southeast of Cloncurry in North West Queensland (Figure 1), Australia, the deposit is currently in the feasibility stage of its development. The deposit is named after the nearby Cannington Pastoral Property which runs some 25 000 sheep on 'downs' country. The investigations of the Cannington deposit are carried out under the authority of Mineral Development Licences 139 and 144 and Exploration Permit for Minerals 6788, Answer Downs. Exploration for Broken Hill Type (BHT) silver-lead-zinc deposits in the Mt Isa region has been undertaken by The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited's Minerals Division (BHPM) since the early 1980s following in-house research which showed that the Eastern Succession of the Mt Isa Block exhibits characteristics which were favourable for hosting BHT |
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