Thompson

Prospect in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Osmium, Iridium

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038007
MRDS ID	M045252
Record type	Site
Current site name	Thompson
Alternate or previous names	Main Creek Area

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	146.33176, -42.66279 (WGS84)
Relative position	MAIN CREEK 56 MI WNW HOBART
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Geographic areas

Country	State
Australia	Tasmania

Comments on the location information

INCLUDES AREAS ALONG RIVER NORTH OF OROVILLE TO MOUNTAINS NEAR RICH BAR. LOCATION GIVEN IS FOR RICH BAR AT MOUTH OF KELLOGG RAVINE

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Osmium	Primary
Iridium	Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1)	146.33176, -42.66279	ListMap

Comments on the geologic information

LARGE PROPORTION OF STREAM DRAINAGE IS IN ULTRAMAFIC ROCKS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Prospect
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Adamsfield District

Comments on the production information

12-15 OZ/YR PT ESTIMATED FROM SMALL OPERATORS

Comments on the workings information

SMALL SCALE MINING; HYDRAULIC MINING ATTEMPTS UNSUCCESSFUL

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M045252

Bibliographic references

Deposit

NYE, P.B. 1929, OS-IR DEPOSITS ADAMSFIELD DIST: TASMANIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 39, P. 3

General comments

Subject category	Comment text
Deposit	RECORD M054792 HAS BEEN MERGED AND DELETED.

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-JAN-1975	Blair, Will N.	U.S. Geological Survey