Ajax Mine, Puttapa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Ajax Mine | Mine |
| Puttapa | Locality (Australia) |
| Pastoral Unincorporated Area | Unincorporated Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 40' 3'' South , 138° 26' 34'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Leigh Creek | 547 (2013) | 9.2km |
| Copley | 102 (2013) | 12.1km |
| Blinman | 152 (2013) | 55.3km |
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Ajax Copper Mine; Emu Creek mine; Elvena mine
The Ajax Mine is an old copper mine, also well-known for its Lower Cambrian fossils. The mine is located 1.2 km NE of the Beltana Mine (EZ Mine) open pit.
Situated about 10 miles north of Beltana. А shaft hаs been sunk on the lode to а depth of l00ft., the formation being about 2ft. wide, and composed of brown ironstained slate material. The copper is principally green carbonateв, occurring in veins and pockets. No work had been done for siх уеаrs. It wаs stated that 5 tons of 43% ore had been raised.
At the time of the inspector's visit men were engaged in dressing up the old dumps, and had а small parcel on hand, рrоbаblу averaging 8 per cent to 10 per cent - (Inspector of Mines' Report, December 7th, 1899). An examination wаs made in August, 1902. Harvey's shaft is sunk to the depth of 112ft., and at water-level (94ft.) а drive has been made Е. 25° S. for 30ft., and at 10ft. in from the shaft а winze wаs in progreвs.
Above the drive, S.E. from the shaft, the lode hав been вtoped out for а length of 15ft. and а height of 40ft. At the sаmе level, on the the N.W. side of the shaft, а drive hав been made about 12ft. with а crosscut northerly for 8ft. The shaft follows the underlay of the lode northward, nearly vertical. The strike of the lode iв S. 65° Е., and varies in thickness from 1ft. to 4ft. 6in.; it соnsists of quartz and ferruginous argillaceous mullock, containing chalcocite and silicious copper glance. The shoot of ore is short and apparently dips along the lode from N.W. to S.E. At surface both N.W. and S.E. from Harvey's shaft, costeens and pits disclose other veins of copper ore, mostly carbonates, which appear to cut across Harvey's lode diagonally; they are all worth opening up in а systematic manner. About 11 tons of first-class ore had been recently mined and sent to the smelters. (27-8-02)
Inspector Parkes, reporting in 1892, вtates that 70 tons of 44½ per cent. and 20 tons of 25 per cent. ore had been taken from this mine; he regards it as worthy of being fully tested bу deeper sinking and drives.
Gee(1905)
At the time of the inspector's visit men were engaged in dressing up the old dumps, and had а small parcel on hand, рrоbаblу averaging 8 per cent to 10 per cent - (Inspector of Mines' Report, December 7th, 1899). An examination wаs made in August, 1902. Harvey's shaft is sunk to the depth of 112ft., and at water-level (94ft.) а drive has been made Е. 25° S. for 30ft., and at 10ft. in from the shaft а winze wаs in progreвs.
Above the drive, S.E. from the shaft, the lode hав been вtoped out for а length of 15ft. and а height of 40ft. At the sаmе level, on the the N.W. side of the shaft, а drive hав been made about 12ft. with а crosscut northerly for 8ft. The shaft follows the underlay of the lode northward, nearly vertical. The strike of the lode iв S. 65° Е., and varies in thickness from 1ft. to 4ft. 6in.; it соnsists of quartz and ferruginous argillaceous mullock, containing chalcocite and silicious copper glance. The shoot of ore is short and apparently dips along the lode from N.W. to S.E. At surface both N.W. and S.E. from Harvey's shaft, costeens and pits disclose other veins of copper ore, mostly carbonates, which appear to cut across Harvey's lode diagonally; they are all worth opening up in а systematic manner. About 11 tons of first-class ore had been recently mined and sent to the smelters. (27-8-02)
Inspector Parkes, reporting in 1892, вtates that 70 tons of 44½ per cent. and 20 tons of 25 per cent. ore had been taken from this mine; he regards it as worthy of being fully tested bу deeper sinking and drives.
Gee(1905)
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- Arrowie BasinBasin
- Delamerian OrogenOrogen
- North South Australia
- South Australia
- Flinders RangesMountain Range
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Australian Craton
- Adelaide Rift ComplexOrogenic Belt
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Ajax Mine, Puttapa, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia