Wharetea Creek

Producer in New Zealand with commodities Platinum, Gold, Osmium, Iridium, Iron

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10109547
MRDS ID	M045506
Record type	Site
Current site name	Wharetea Creek

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	171.71505, -41.73011 (WGS84)
Relative position	NEAR WEST PORT
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Geographic areas

Country
New Zealand

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Platinum	Primary
Gold	Primary
Osmium	Tertiary
Iridium	Tertiary
Iron	Tertiary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Gold	Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1)	171.71505, -41.73011	ListMap

Comments on the geologic information

HR.AGE.MV: ALLUVIAL SANDS & GRAVELS

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M045506

Bibliographic references

Deposit

MORGAN AND BARTRUM, 1915, GEOL. SURV. N.Z., BULL. NO. 17, P. 122

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-DEC-1974	Page, Norman J.	U.S. Geological Survey