Golden Peaks Mine Geology and Ore Reserves Report

165,224 tons of ore produced from the Golden Peaks open-cut gold mine near Wau yielded 44,497.98 ounces of fine gold. Reserves as of June 1961 were estimated at 45,000 tons with a grade of 0.17 ounces per ton. The report describes the orebody as altered Namie Breccia and discusses three hypotheses for its origin.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical gold production and ore grade based on reported tonnage and ounces.
• Study orebody composition and mineralization hypotheses based on the geological description.
• Evaluate potential drilling targets based on the suggested area on Andersons Creek.

Strengths

• Provides specific historical production figures: 165,224 tons of ore and 44,497.98 ounces of gold.
• Includes a concrete reserve estimate from June 1961: 45,000 tons at 0.17 ounces per ton.
• Offers detailed geological description of the orebody composition.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to a 1961 report.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Historical data up to June 1961.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 02:19:17.658026; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Golden Peaks open-cut gold mine, 3 miles from Wau, Papua New Guinea.