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Mclaughlins Creek Workings

Past Producer in Papua New Guinea with commodities Gold, Platinum, Osmium, Iridium
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Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10103715
MRDS ID M046368
Record type Site
Current site name Mclaughlins Creek Workings
Alternate or previous names Mambare River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 147.66548, -8.68099 (WGS84)
Relative position 30 MILES EAST OF WOLTAPE
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Geographic areas

Country
Papua New Guinea

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Platinum Secondary
Osmium Secondary
Iridium Secondary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 147.66548, -8.68099
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Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: ALLUVIAL GRAVELS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1900 - 1931

Mining district

District name Yodda Gold Field

Comments on the production information

  • MOST PRODUCTION 1900 - 1923

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency Database name Acronym Record ID Notes
USGS Mineral Resources Data System MRDS M046368

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GRAINGER AND GRAINGER, 1974, NOTES ON 1:2,500,000 MINERAL DEPOSIT MAP PAPUA - NEW GUINEA: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PAPUA - NEW GUINEA BULL. 148, P. 5

Reporter information

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