Barrett Creek

Prospect in Tasmania, Australia with commodities Osmium, Iridium, Gold, Chromium, Tin

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097063
MRDS ID M045135
Record type Site
Current site name Barrett Creek
Alternate or previous names West of Adam River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 146.33176, -42.66279 (WGS84)
Relative position ADAM RIVER 56 MI. WNW HOBART
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Geographic areas

Country State
Australia Tasmania

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Osmium Primary
Iridium Primary
Gold Primary
Chromium Primary
Tin Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cassiterite Ore
Chromite Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 146.33176, -42.66279

Ore body information

  • Depth to top 1.22M
    Width 2.74M

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Adamsfield District

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M045135

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    NYE, P.B., 1929, OS-IR DEPOSITS ADAMSFIELD DIST: TASMANIAN GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 39, P. 5

Reporter information

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