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The Vance silica sand mine, which ceased full time production
in June 2013, is managed on a campaign basis to suit
customer needs. It produces high-quality silica for use in glass
applications (such as the I-O glass bottle plant at West End in
Brisbane, formerly ACI) and windscreens, plasma TV screens
and solar panels.
Goondicum (ilmenite, feldspar and apatite)Melior Resources
Inc.
The Goondicum mine is located 30 km east of Monto within a
layered gabbroic complex. Significant ilmenite, apatite, titanomagnetite and feldspar are present in a weathered horizon
up to 25 m thick. The previous owner, Monto Minerals Ltd,
appointed administrators in August 2008 following operational
difficulties. The project included an eluvial mining operation
and processing plant to produce ilmenite, feldspar, apatite
and titanomagnetite. Another processing plant was built at
Dakiel, 25 km west of Goondicum, to upgrade the feldspar by
reducing the iron content to meet Australian glass-manufacture
specifications.
A review by Belridge Enterprises Ltd who acquired the mine in
January 2009 identified that a number of flaws in the design
of the project's feed preparation area were the primary cause
of the original project's poor operating performance. Belridge
re-commenced operations in June 2012 and produced ilmenite
and apatite but closed in June 2013 due to a fall in the price of
ilmenite.
Melior Resources bought the Goondicum project in May 2014
and commenced a refurbishment of the mill in August 2014 with
a view to boosting the plant throughput by 50% to 2.8 Mtpa.
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Stockpiles of diatomite (left) and aggregate basalt produced at the Mt Sylvia deposit, 35 km south-east of Toowoomba, near Gatton
Photo: Friedrich von Gnielinski, DNRM
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Lighthouse Quartz
Photo: Friedrich von Gnielinski, DNRM
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Hand specimen of epithermal quartz veins (gold ore) with adularia alteration from the Golden Plateau open cut at Cracow
Photo: Friedrich von Gnielinski, DNRM
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References
Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics 2014, Resources
and energy quarterly, September quarter 2014, Australian
Government.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Report 8412.0 Mineral and
Petroleum Exploration, September 2014.
Harlequin opal open-cut in the Quilpie opal fields and rough opal from the Harlequin opal open-cut
Photo: Friedrich von Gnielinski, DNRM
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Table 5: Queensland annual mineral summary Quantity and value of minerals produced in Queensland 201314
201314
Type of mineral
201213
Unit of Quantity
Quantity
Value (a)
Quantity
Value (a)
Tonnes
26 234 743
25 276 338
Metallurgical
Tonnes
26 234 743
25 276 338
Copper cathode
Tonnes
308
1 904 874
34 068
Copper content
Tonnes
308
34 068
Tonnes
821 806
919 512
Metallic minerals
Bauxite (total, of which)
Copper concentrate
Copper content
Tonnes
106 021
225 394
Gold content
Kilograms
1418
1179
Silver content
Kilograms
59 363
546
Tonnes
4 274 253
Tonnes
37 043
Tonnes
1842
2 309 671
1922
3 726 616
Tonnes
459
372
Kilograms
53
2 432 892
44
1 905 059
Gold content
Kilograms
23
21
Silver content
Kilograms
Copper Ore
Copper content
Copper sulphate ***
Copper content
Gold alluvial
Kilograms
11 550
18 224
Gold content
Kilograms
10 562
10 620
Silver content
Kilograms
7777
7158
Kilograms
24 926 631
66 455 293
Tonnes
844
Gold bullion
Gold concentrate
Copper content
Gold content
Kilograms
1223
Silver content
Kilograms
8537
Tonnes
1 272 978
1 463 180
Lead concentrate
Copper content
Tonnes
525
Gold content
Kilograms
Lead content
Tonnes
219 508
386 639
Kilograms
977 036
1 329 997
Tonnes
388 981
472 949
Tonnes
288 608
18 669 435
634 508
Tonnes
26 720
409 100
Tonnes
58
598 996
Silver content
Zinc content
Magnetite
Iron oxide content
Molybdenite
Molybdenite content
Tonnes
28
Tonnes
4293
Tonnes
41
Kilograms
29 460 612
56 832 544
Tonnes
282
Kilograms
86 012
Tonnes
19 833
36
328 761
Tin content
Tonnes
24
Tonnes
191 432
24 273 282
Tonnes
151 450
40 662 671
Tonnes
50 375
57 666 609
Tonnes
6133
14 276 017
Leucoxene
Tonnes
3581
1 798 056
Tonnes
703
13 520 175
457
7 039 685
Nickel
Nickel content
Silver concentrate
Copper content
Silver content
Tin concentrate
Wolfram concentrate
continued ...
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Table 5: Queensland annual mineral summary Quantity and value of minerals produced in Queensland 201314
201314
Type of mineral
Tungstic oxide content
Zinc concentrate
Lead content
Silver content
Zinc content
continued
201213
Unit of Quantity
Quantity
Value (a)
Quantity
Value (a)
Tonnes
454
226
Tonnes
1 103 487
1 208 435
Tonnes
47 151
34 910
Kilograms
11 416
143 583
Tonnes
75 860
498 476
Fuel minerals
Coal black
Tonnes
Petroleum **
no longer collected
Tonnes
30 806
4 644 476
68 220
6 242 020
Tonnes
357
1069
Tonnes
760
38 000
637
38 000
Structural Clays
Tonnes
383 826
1 130 474
465 943
1 863 773
Tonnes
318 638
Tonnes
5 228 423
Tonnes
1311
826 789
9238
Absorbents
Tonnes
9238
Tonnes
Granite
Tonnes
Marble
Tonnes
4999
1 086 612
1814
1 155 010
Sandstone
Tonnes
98 588
6 792 965
40 791
4 326 030
Slate
Tonnes
850
27 412
10
7500
Tonnes
5 000
Dimension stone
0
Gems (b)
Garnet
Opal
714 916
571 278
Other
66 298
36 166
Sapphire
950 108
1 964 528
Topaz
1842
2550
Zircon
61 630
55 450
26 126
743 400
Agricultural
Tonnes
15 100
634 200
17 700
Tonnes
38 617
865 230
8 426
Tonnes
Tonnes
9 832 167
90 104 797
3 513 856
33 516 603
Agricultural
Tonnes
6172
261 209
6869
Cement
Tonnes
2 087 465
4 529 799
1 764 883
Lime
Tonnes
7 201 913
69 399 765
1 220 366
Metallurgical flux
Tonnes
129 623
Tonnes
536 618
392 115
15 914 024
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Table 5: Queensland annual mineral summary Quantity and value of minerals produced in Queensland 201314
201314
Type of mineral
continued
201213
Unit of Quantity
Quantity
Value (a)
Quantity
Value (a)
Tonnes
24 816
1 971 356
Agricultural
Tonnes
Tonnes
10 103
450 365
Tonnes
586 495
34 135 724
Tonnes
503 735
35 281 041
Tonnes
7 930
601 028
2 683
223 583
Tonnes
1300
113 556
Tonnes
1 948 626
2 062 509
Tonnes
119 810
15 893 337
126 839
20 294 304
Tonnes
2 630 668
51 775 282
2 336 281
58 841 347
Tonnes
81 293
102 400
78 231
Raw
Peat (total, of which)
Other and/or unspecified
Perlite (total, of which)
Other and/or unspecified
Phosphate rich minerals (total, of which)
Phosphate rock
Salt (total, of which)
Other and/or unspecified
Silica (total, of which)
Lump (sub total, of which)
Flux
Tonnes
78 231
Tonnes
2 549 375
51 672 882
2 258 050
Foundries
Tonnes
429 654
9 345 856
381 358
Glass
Tonnes
1 669 760
34 852 905
1 500 625
Tonnes
449 960
7 474 121
376 067
Tonnes
745
93 125
685
85 626
Tonnes
42 956
51 797 217
83 731
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COPPER
GOLD
IRON
LEAD
SILVER
TIN
WOLFRAM
ZINC
Unit of quantity
Copper cathode
Tonnes
308
Copper concentrate
Tonnes
106 021
Copper ore
Tonnes
n.p.
Copper sulphate **
Tonnes
459
Gold concentrate
Tonnes
844
Silver concentrate
Tonnes
282
Total copper
Tonnes
107 914
Copper concentrate
Kilograms
1418
Gold alluvial
Kilograms
23
Gold bullion
Kilograms
10 562
Gold concentrate
Kilograms
1223
Lead concentrate
Kilograms
Silver Ore
Kilograms
Total gold
Kilograms
Magnetite
Tonnes
26 720
Total magnetite
Tonnes
26 720
Lead concentrate
Tonnes
219 508
Zinc concentrate
Tonnes
47 151
Total lead
Tonnes
266 659
Copper concentrate
Kilograms
59 363
Gold alluvial
Kilograms
Gold bullion
Kilograms
7777
Gold concentrate
Kilograms
8537
Lead concentrate
Kilograms
977 036
Silver concentrate
Kilograms
86 012
Silver Ore
Kilograms
Zinc concentrate
Kilograms
11 416
Total silver
Kilograms
1 138 726
Tin alluvial
Tonnes
Tin concentrate
Tonnes
TOTAL TIN
Tonnes
Tungstic oxide
Tonnes
454
TOTAL WOLFRAM
Tonnes
454
Lead concentrate
Tonnes
388 981
Zinc concentrate
Tonnes
75 860
TOTAL ZINC
Tonnes
464 841
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Postal address
Principal contact
Aquamarina
Marble
8 km south-south-east of Chillagoe
B M Webb Quarry
Lime
45 km south of Townsville
www.bmwebb.com.au
Baal Gammon
Copper
7 km west of Herberton
www.spmining.com.au
Bajool (Ulam)
Marble
50 km south-south-east of Rockhampton
www.omya.com.au
Balcooma
Copper, silver, lead, zinc and gold
Beechmere/Ningi
Silica sand
12 km east of Caboolture
www.southern-pacific-sands.com.au
Chillagoe
www.cairnsmarble.com
Boral Brisbane
Brick clay
Darra Brisbane
www.boral.com
Boral Bricks
Harcourt Rd
Darra QLD 4076
Boral Bricks
Ph: (07) 133035
Fax: (07) 3215 2166
Brolga
Nickel
50 km north of Rockhampton
www.qni.com.au
Calliope
Limestone
30 km south of Gladstone
www.sibelco.com.au
Cannington
Silver, lead, zinc
Cape Flattery
Silica sand
Cathedral Quarry
Sandstone (C/M)
4 km north-west of Helidon
Cedars
Bentonite
10 km south-west of Yarraman
Cement Mills
Limestone
54 km south-west of Warwick
Century
Zinc, lead, silver
Christmas Creek
Limestone
Claypave
Brick clay, clay tile
Ipswich
www.claypave.com
Collingwood
Tin (C/M)
Conjuboy
Diatomite
Coonar Creek
Silica sand
20 km south of Bundaberg
Coralime
Limestone
MJ Wilkins
PO Box 2
Miriwinni QLD 4871
MJ & RJ Wilkins
Ph: (07) 4067 6133
Fax: (07) 4067 6421
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Postal address
Principal contact
Cork (Zinaback)
Gypsum
Cracow
Gold, silver
3 km west of Cracow
www.evolutionmining.com.au
Dugald River
Zinc, lead,silver
65 km north-west of Cloncurry
www.mmg.com
East End
Limestone, clay
30 km west of Gladstone
www.cemaust.com.au
Eden Valley
Gypsum
Eidsvold
Siltstone
15 km south-east of Eidsvold
Eloise
Copper, gold
60 km south-east of Cloncurry
Enterprise
Rutile, ilmenite, zircon
Ernest Henry
Copper, gold
38 km north-east of Cloncurry
www.glencore.com
Flinders
Earthy lime, dolomite
45 km west of Brisbane
www.flinderstrading.com
Forsayth
Gold (C/M)
Forsayth region
www.altiusmining.com.au
GlencoreXstrata Zinc
Private Mail Bag 6 Delivery Point I804
Mount Isa QLD 4825
GlencoreXstrata Zinc
Ph: (07) 4744 2011
Fax: (07) 54744 6637
Goondicum
Ilmenite, feldspar, apatite,
titanomagnetite
Great Australia
Copper (sulfate)
2 km south of Cloncurry
www.copperchem.com.au
CopperChem Ltd
PO Box 28
Cloncurry QLD 4824
CopperChem Ltd
Ph: (07) 4742 1344
Fax: (07) 4742 1688
Greenwood No 2
Limestone
GlencoreXstrata Copper
Ph: (07) 4744 2345
Fax: (07) 4744 3993
Gumigil
Chrysoprase
15 km south of Marlborough
Hill of Stone
Sandstone
14 km west of Beaudesert
www.stonehousecreations.com.au
Hillgrove Dolomite
Dolomite (C/M)
Hughenden
Gypsum
8 km west of Hughenden
Inkerman Lime
Limestone
Iveragh
Silica sand
Kennedy Creek
Dolomitic lime
95 km south-south-west of Mackay
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continued
Postal address
Principal contact
Kunwarara/Yaamba
Magnesite
Lady Annie
Copper (cathode)
Lady Loretta
Zinc, lead, silver
GlencoreXstrata Zinc
Ph: (07) 4744 2011
Fax: (07) 54744 6637
Leichhardt
Copper (cathode)
Lighthouse
Lump silica
Malcolm Guy
Sandstone
17 km east of Warwick
Mantuan Downs
Bentonite (C/M)
96 km south-west of Springsure
www.pevltd.com
Marule Lime
Limestone
21 km north-north-west of Childers
KD Scarlett
PO Box 87
Childers QLD 4660
KD Scarlett
Ph: (07) 4126 7167
Fax: (07) 4126 7167
Mayne River
Gypsum
Merlin
Molybedum, rhenium (C/M)
Miles
Bentonite
30 km north of Miles
www.sibelco.com.au
Miles
Bentonite
30 km north of Miles
www.amcolminerals.com.au
Miles
Bentonite
5 km south of Miles
Montgomerys Quarry
Sandstone
6 km north-west of Helidon
www.chongherr.com.au
Moreton Dolomite
Dolomite
24 km south of Ipswich
Mount Carbine
Lump silica
80 km north-west of Cairns
Mount Carbine
Tungsten
80 km north-west of Cairns
Mount Carlton
Gold, silver and copper
45 km north-west of Collinsville
www.evolutionmining.com.au
Mount Colin
Copper
48 km west of Cloncurry
www.copperchem.com.au
CopperChem Ltd
PO Box 28
Cloncurry QLD 4824
CopperChem Ltd
Ph: (07) 4742 1344
Fax: (07) 4742 1688
Mount Gordon
Copper (C/M)
GlencoreXstrata Plc
Private Mail Bag 6 Delivery Point I804
Mount Isa QLD 4825
GlencoreXstrata Copper
Ph: (07) 4744 2011
Fax: (07) 4744 3731
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continued
Postal address
Principal contact
Mount Molloy
Limestone
40 km north-west of Cairns
MJ Wilkins
PO Box 2
Miriwinni QLD 4871
MJ & RJ Wilkins
Ph: (07) 4067 6133
Fax: (07) 4067 6421
Mount Moss
Magnetite
Mount Norma
Copper (sulfate) (C/M)
30 km south-east of Cloncurry
www.queenslandminingcorporation.com.au
Mount Rawdon
Gold, silver
80 km west-south-west of Bundaberg
www.evolutionmining.com.au
Mount Sylvia
Diatomite
38 km south of Gatton
www.mtsylviadiatomite.com
Mungana
Copper, Silver, lead, zinc and gold
(C/M)
Murgon
Limestone
70 km west of Gympie
www.sibelco.com.au
Numinbah Perlite
Perlite
Nychum
Perlite
50 km north-west of Chillagoe
Chillagoe Perlite
PO Box 1948
Mareeba QLD 4880
Chillagoe Perlite
Ph: (07) 4092 5222
Fax: (07) 4092 5999
Ootann
Limestone
35 km south-south-east of Chillagoe
www.phoenixlime.com.au
Osborne
Copper, gold (C/M)
Oxley
Brick clay, clay tile
Pajingo
Gold, silver
Pauleeson
Dolomite
Ellis Mining
PO Box 52
Euramo QLD 4854
Ellis Mining
Ph: (07) 4066 7722
Fax: (07) 4066 7711
Phosphate Hill
Phosphate rock
Porphyry
Porphyry stone
24 km west of Herberton
www.porphyrystone.com.au
Port Alma
Salt
Port Alma
www.cheethamsalt.com.au
Ravensbourne
Kaolin
5 km north-east of Ravensbourne
www.hansoncm.biz
Ravenswood/Mount Wright
Gold, silver
Ravenswood
www.resolute-ltd.com.au
Regent
Sandstone
3 km north-east of Helidon
Riverton
Limestone
35 km east of Texas
www.sibelco.com.au
Rochedale
Brick clay
Rochedale/Redland Bay
www.australbrick.com.au
Rocklands
Copper
17 km west-north-west of Cloncurry
www.cudeco.com.au
CuDeco Ltd
19 Brolga Ave
Southport QLD 4125
CuDeco Ltd
Ph: (07) 5503 1955
Fax: (07) 5503 0288
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Postal address
Principal contact
Royal Ice
Marble
15 km north-west of Chillagoe
jwaust@bigpond.net.au (John Woodward)
Stanwell
Sandstone
2 km south-east of Stanwell
www.capricornsandstone.com.au
Starra
Copper, Gold (C/M)
Sunstate Sands
Silica sand
20 km south of Bundaberg
www.sunstatesands.com.au
Tanamerah
Sandstone
7 km northwest of Warwick
www.tanamerahsandstone.com.au
Tanby 1
Silica sand
33 km north-east of Rockhampton
Barlows Earthmoving
2816 Emu Park Rd
Rockhampton QLD 4701
Barlows Earthmoving
Ph: (07) 4939 7122
Fax: (07) 4939 7175
Taragoola
Limestone
Tartana
Copper (sulfate) (C/M)
40 km north-west of Chillagoe
Solomons Mines
PO Box 28
Chillagoe QLD 4871
Solomons Mines
Ph: (07) 4094 8377
Fax: (07) 4094 8399
Thalanga/West 45
Copper, silver, lead, zinc and gold (C/M)
Tropical Peat
Peat
45 km south of Mareeba
T& C Palmer
12 Belson Rd
QLD 4883
T& C Palmer
Ph: (07) 4095 0266
Fax: (07) 4095 0227
Twin Hills
Silver (C/M)
Wagners
Quarry Sandstone
5 km north-west of Helidon
Charters Towers
www.citigold.com
Warwick
Brick clay
12 km south-west of Warwick
www.warwickbrickworks.com.au
Warwick
Limestone
20 km south-east of Warwick
www.sibelco.com.au
Weipa/Andoom/Ely
Bauxite
Weipa
www.riotintoalcan.com
Willows
Zeolite
73 km west-south-west of Emerald
Wolfram Camp
Tungsten, molybdenum
90 km south-west of Cairns
Yarraman
Rutile, ilmenite, zircon
75
degree celsius
ABS
ANSTO
DAP
EIS
gram
g/t
HK
Hong Kong
HPAL
HPQT
joule
JOGMEC
JORC
kg
kilogram
km
kilometre
kt/a
LME
Ltd
Limited
metre
cubic metres
MAP
mono-ammonium phosphate
MDL
Mdptpa
meq
milliequivalent/s
MLA
Mlb
million pounds
MoO3
molybdenum trioxide
Moz
million ounces
MRA
Mt
million tonnes
Mtpa
MW
megawatt
NSR
ppm
ppm
Pte
Private
Pty
Proprietary
QMAG
SWAN
SWELL
SX-EW
tpa
TREEYO
76
CC15-GSQ014
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