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Mount Chalmers Mine, Mount Chalmers, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australiai
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Cerussite, etc.

Mount Chalmers Mine, Mount Chalmers, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
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Cerussite, etc.

Mount Chalmers Mine, Mount Chalmers, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
01585470017272073143326.jpg
Cerussite, etc.

Mount Chalmers Mine, Mount Chalmers, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
23° 18' 3'' South , 150° 39' 7'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-23.30085,150.65217
GRN:
S16E98
Type:
Mine
Deposit first discovered:
1860
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Rockhampton61,724 (2017)17.3km
West Rockhampton1,457 (2015)19.5km
Yeppoon13,285 (2013)21.5km
The Caves576 (2011)23.0km
Ridgelands338 (2018)38.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
44460
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:44460:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Mount Chalmers Project


Situated NNE of Rockhampton in Beserker Range.
Originally worked for gold, copper, lead and zinc.

According to QMines from 1907 to 1914 the mine was operated as an underground copper-gold mine by Great Fitzroy Mines Limited which produced blister copper in an on-site smelter.

The underground mine was re-opened from 1941 to 1943 when Mt Morgans Limited operated it on behalf of the Commonwealth Government as a wartime measure.

Peko-Wallsend Limited undertook open pit mining of the deposit for copper and gold from June 1979 until March 1982. Run of mine ore was transported by rail to the Mt Morgans treatment works some 70 kilometres away where it was blended with Mt Morgans ore.

Mount Chalmers operated until 1982. Since then it has been held by
several companies including Federation Resources NL which acquired the mine in 1993, Echo Resources Limited which acquired the mine around 2006 and Q Mines company Traprock Mining Limited, purchased the project in January 2021.

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17 valid minerals.

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Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Azurite
Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
References:
Qld mines dept
ⓘ Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
ⓘ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Native Silver
Formula: Ag
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
ⓘ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
ⓘ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
ⓘNative Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘChalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSmithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘCerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
ⓘAzurite5.BA.05Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2
ⓘMalachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Hⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Hⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Cⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Cⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Oⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
Oⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Oⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kⓘ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kⓘ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Caⓘ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
FeIron
Feⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ AzuriteCu3(CO3)2(OH)2
Cuⓘ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuⓘ ChalcociteCu2S
Cuⓘ MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Znⓘ SmithsoniteZnCO3
Znⓘ SphaleriteZnS
AgSilver
Agⓘ Native SilverAg
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
PbLead
Pbⓘ CerussitePbCO3
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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References

Large, R. R., Both, R. A. (1980) The volcanogenic sulfide ores at Mount Chalmers, eastern Queensland. Economic Geology, 75 (7) 992-1009 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.75.7.992
Sainty, Rodney A. (1992) Shallow-water stratigraphy at the Mount Chalmers volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposit, Queensland, Australia. Economic Geology, 87 (3) 812-824 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.3.812
Large, Ross R. (1992) Australian volcanic-hosted massive sulfide deposits; features, styles, and genetic models. Economic Geology, 87 (3) 471-510 doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.87.3.471
McPhie, Jocelyn, Hunns, Steven R. (1995) Secondary welding of submarine, pumice-lithic breccia at Mount Chalmers, Queensland, Australia. Bulletin of Volcanology, 57 (3). 170-178 doi:10.1007/s004450050087
Hunns, Steven R, McPhie, Jocelyn (1999) Pumiceous peperite in a submarine volcanic succession at Mount Chalmers, Queensland, Australia. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, 88 (4) 239-254 doi:10.1016/s0377-0273(99)00015-3
Henne, Anicia; Craw, Dave; Gagen, Emma; Southam, Gordon (2021) Biologically facilitated precipitation of metals in low-Fe waters at the sulphidic Mount Chalmers mine, Queensland, Australia. Ore Geology Reviews, 136. doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2021.104238
qmines.com.au (n.d.) https://qmines.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Mount-Chalmers-Fact-Sheet_022023.pdf
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