 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | within the Tavua Caldera,Fiji* P. C. EATON* WesternMiningCorporation (Fiji), Vatukoula, Fiji AND T. N...shoshonitic Tavuacalderain Viti Levu, Fiji, definesthe volcaniccenterof the Tavua volcano.The calderaoccursat...calderaoccursat the intersectionof the northeast-trending Viti Levu lineament anda northwest-trending lineament,locallymanifested...malactivity. Porphyry-style, subeconomic copper-gold mineralization andassociated alterationoccurred...the intersectionof the Nasivishearzoneandthe Viti Levu lineament,the 4.4 M oz adularia-sericite-style |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the low-sulfidation epithermal Emperor gold deposit, Vatukoula, Fiji D. W. Pals and P. G. Spry Department...The epithermal, low sulfidation Emperor gold telluride deposit in Fiji, hosted by Late Miocene-Early Pliocene...western flank of the Tavua Caldera. Gold is largely in the form of ‘‘invisible’’ gold in arsenian pyrite...pyrite but 10 to 50% of gold is in the form of precious metal tellurides. Gold mineralization occurs in steeply...where the flatmake intersects steep structures. Gold-rich tellurides preceded the formation of silver-rich |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralogical and GeochemicalStudiesof the Emperor Gold Telluride Deposit, Fiji M. AHMAD, NorthernTerritoryGeological...Mba Volcanics,of Mioceneage,in the north of Viti Levu, Fiji. The veinsfilledfracturesthat developedmainlyin...are dominantly quartzwith minorpyrite,tellurides,gold,sphalerite,arsenopyrite,chalcopyrite,tetrahedrite...H2S,COa, and HaTe, with lossof H2Sthe main causeof gold deposition. Assuming only partialequilibriumin the...It is located at Vatukoula about 8 km inland from the northern coastof Viti Levu, Fiji (Fig. 1). THE |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Wall‐rock alteration at the Emperor gold‐silver telluride deposit, Fiji a M. Ahmad & J. L. Walshe b...Wall‐rock alteration at the Emperor gold‐silver telluride deposit, Fiji, Australian Journal of Earth...Wall-rock alteration at the Emperor gold-silver telluride deposit, Fiji M. AHMAD1 AND J. L. WALSHE2 1...Box 4, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia. In the Emperor mine area, widespread propylitic alteration was followed...alteration. INTRODUCTION The gold-silver telluride lodes at the Emperor mine are typical of epithermal deposits |  | | Journal (issue) | | 8(1):3-8 Secondary copper minerals of the Crusader mine, north-west Queensland. Sharpe, James L. and Williams...suite of secondary minerals from the Nifty copper mine, Western Australia. Downes, P.J., Shields, P. and...7(1 ): 19-26 • Kasolite from the British Empire mine, Arkaroola, South Australia. Plimer, Ian R., Besley...Marshall, Brian. 7(1):3-13 Minerals ofthe Vatukoula gold mines, Fiji. Lawrence, Laurie J., Sharpe, James L...Prince Lyell Mine, Mt Lyell, Queenstown 7(2):82-83W Red Lead Mine, Dundas 7(1}:37W Renison Mine 7(l):37W |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 6 The MineralDepositsand Metallogenesis of the Fiji Platform HOWARD COLLEY * Instituut voor Aardwetenschappen... The Fiji platform has a thick, youthful crust of ensimaticorigin. Stratigraphy within the Fiji islandsindicatesa...late Miocene tectonic event. Mineral depositsin Fiji includevarioustypesof massivesulfide;manganeseores;...Plioceneage. Nearly all the major mineraldepositsin Fiji are associated with theserocks. Volcanic and structuralfactors...orogenyand deepfracturing of the Fiji platform--factorsof fundamentalimportanceto Fiji mineralization;however,a |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Invisible Gold and Tellurium in Arsenic-Rich Pyrite from the Emperor Gold Deposit, Fiji: Implications...Implications for Gold Distribution and Deposition DAVID W. PALS, PAUL G. SPRY,† Department of Geological and Atmospheric...Canada N6G 4X8 Abstract Gold is found in three different forms in the Emperor gold deposit: as “invisible”...submicrometer-size inclusions of gold in arsenian pyrite, as visible native gold and/or electrum, and as tellurides...mass spectroscopy (SIMS) show that pyrite from Emperor is among the most Au- (up to 11,057 ppm Au), Te- |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | assemblages............................... Conclusions Vatukoula PACE 1460 ....................................ite Coloradoite-calaverite-petzite Coloradoite-gold Sylvanite-hessite Petzite-sylvanite-hessite It...Tellurium-empressite Tellurium-sylvanite Calaverite-gold Empressite-hessite Hessite-silver Instead,one wouldexpectto...Sylvanite-hessite Sylvanite-empressite Petzite-hessite Gold-hessite Gold-petzite The close correlationbetween these...Coloradoire--gold Sylvanite•petzite Sylvanite--empressite Sylvanite•hessite Coloradoite•gold--petzite C |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | epithermal and orogenic gold deposits: application to the Emperor gold-telluride deposit, Fiji Andrew P. Fornadel...epithermal and orogenic gold deposits: application to the Emperor gold-telluride deposit, Fiji, Ore Geology Reviews...epithermal and orogenic gold deposits: application to the Emperor gold-telluride deposit, Fiji Andrew P. Fornadela...Tellurides; Native tellurium; Emperor deposit; Fiji; Epithermal gold deposits; orogenic gold deposits 1 ABSTRACT...the alkaline igneous rock-related Emperor gold telluride deposit, Fiji. Based on similarities in the geologic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | The Tavuacalderain Viti Levu, Fiji, occursin the upper part of the shoshonitic Tavua volcano. Precaldera...systemincreased(SetterTHE Tavuacaldera,which hasthe epithermalEm- field, 1991). The relativetimingof the differentvolperorgoldmineon...part of the shoshonitie Tavua volcanoin Viti Levu, knownfromfieldrelationships. Fiji (asreportedby Setterfieldet...Setterfieldet al., 1991, Tavua existsto examinethe speedof the developmentof a rocksareclassified hereaccording...Geologyand Hydrothermal Products :• of the Tavua Caldera Fiji occursat a bendin the boundarybetweenthe |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Characteristics of the Tuvatu Gold-Silver Telluride Deposit, Fiji: Comparisons with the Emperor Deposit NANCY L. SCHERBARTH*...The Tuvatu gold-silver telluride deposit with reserves of 13 t Au is the second largest gold deposit in...in Fiji after the large Emperor gold telluride deposit (production, and proven and probable reserves of...occur along the >250-km east-northeast–trending Viti Levu lineament. They are spatially associated with...4–4.6 Ma) and having a shoshonitic affinity. The gold mineralization in both deposits is spatially and |  | | Book | | Contents List of Tables Preface 1 Introduction 2 Fiji 3 Papua New Guinea 4 The Solomon Islands i)...1986 Gold, Silver, and Manganese Production, Fiji, 1946-1972 Copper and Iron Ore Exports, Fiji, 1959-1969...1959-1969 Gold Production, Fiji, 1975-1986 Gold Production and Revenue, New Guinea, 1924-1941 Employment...Employment at Panguna Mine, 1972 Ok Tedi Labor Costs, 1981-1983 Copper and Gold Production, Papua New Guinea...Guinea, 1976-1986 Principal Gold Mining/Exploration Sites, Papua New Guinea Migration to and from New Caledonia |  | Imai, Akira, Ohbuchi, Yukiko, Tanaka, Takayuki, Morita, Seiya, Yasunaga, Kentaro (2007) Characteristics of Porphyry Cu Mineralization at Waisoi (Namosi District), Viti Levu, Fiji. Resource Geology, 57 (4) 374-385 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2007.00031.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Mineralization at Waisoi (Namosi District), Viti Levu, Fiji Akira Imai1, Yukiko Ohbuchi1, Takayuki Tanaka2...porphyry Cu deposits at Waisoi in Namosi district, Viti Levu are separated into two deposits: the Waisoi East...associated with traces of molybdenite and native gold. Polyphase fluid inclusions in stockwork quartz...is, in a high-sulfidation environment. Keywords: Fiji, fluid inclusion, Namosi, porphyry Cu deposit, stockwork...in Namosi district, Viti Levu, are representative porphyrytype deposits in Fiji (Colley & Greenbaum, |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | University] at 23:14 19 October 2014 Vindicator Mine, Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado I n terms...specimens of essentially massive gold tellurides associated with coarse native gold. Cripple Creek, on the other...that resemble cuneiform characters. Sylvanite is gold-silver telluride with the composition (Au,Ag)2Te4...published analyses commonly show minor variations in the gold and silver content, and the presence of such other...Sylvanite alters to loosely coherent pseudomorphs of gold. Sylvanite is almost unknown in the eastern United |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | the Solomon Islands, New Hebrides (Vanuatu), and Fiji (Fig. 1). This Special Issue presents a series of...between Minorco-Anglo American Exploration and Philex Gold led to the discovery of the Boyongan and Bayugo...140˚E 150˚E s 130˚E 110˚E 10˚S Tren c North Fiji Basin Heb 100˚E 6 Bismark Sea 10˚N 0˚ Ontong...Au (Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd., 2015; Rinne et al., 2018). In the Republic of the Fiji Islands, exploration...discoveries of the Mt. Kasi high-sulfidation and Emperor alkalic low-sulfidation deposits (Colley and Flint |  | | Journal (issue) | | . . . . 277 by D. London The Emperor mine, Vatukoula, Viti Levu, Fiji . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....sale of the book. The first print, entitled “The Mine with the Iron Door,” depicts a fantasy underground...underground collecting scene at the famous lost gold mine in the Catalina Mountains above Tucson. The print was...scene at the Old uma mine near Tucson (appropriate, inasmuch as he wrote the Old uma mine chapter in the book)...“runner” is someone who “runs” with minerals from the mine or other exposure to dealers, to sell specimens |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Porphyry Cu-Style Mineralization, Navilawa Caldera, Fiji Nathan A. Forsythe 1 , Paul G. Spry 1, * 1 2 *...is the remnant of a shoshonitic volcano on Viti Levu, Fiji, and sits adjacent to the low-sulfidation Tuvatu...caldera occurs along the Viti Levu lineament, approximately 50 km SW of the Tavua caldera, which hosts the...the giant low-sulfidation Emperor epithermal Au–Te deposit. Both calderas host alkaline rocks of nearly...mineralization that occurred in multiple stages. The gold mineralization in these locations is spatially and |  | | Report (issue) | | in volcanic fumaroles. Association: carbonates. Gold, sylvanite, empressite, altaite, pyrite, galena...Peninsula, Russia. Large cleavages at the Kochbulak gold deposit, Chatkal-Kuramin Mountains, eastern Uzbekistan...Magnolia, Gold Hill, Ballarat, and Central districts, Boulder Co.; and at the Vulcan mine, Gunnison Co...Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine, 12 km south of Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico. From the El Indio mine, east of La Serena...Australia. In the Teine mine, northwest of Sapporo, Hokkaido, and in the Kawazu mine, near Sizewka, Shizuoka |  | | Report (issue) | | Association: Altaite, calaverite, krennerite, petzite, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrrhotite...Distribution: In the USA, in Colorado, at the Good Hope mine, Vulcan, Gunnison Co.; in the La Plata district...the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek district, Teller Co.; in California, at the Norwegian mine, near Tuttletown...Tuttletown, and the Jamestown mine, Tuolumne Co.; in Nevada, at the Twin Creeks and Getchell mines, Potosi...Potosi district, Humboldt Co.; from the Outlaw mine, Round Mountain district, Nye Co.; and at the Gus Schave |  | | Report (issue) | | Z = 16 X-ray Powder Pattern: Empress Josephine mine, Colorado, USA. 2.70 (100), 2.23 (80), 3.81 (60)...100.53 100.7 100.1 100.00 (1) Empress Josephine mine, Colorado, USA; average of two analyses, corresponding...Te1.00 . (4) AgTe. Occurrence: In low-temperature gold-poor hydrothermal vein deposits. Association: Tellurium...(Empress Josephine mine, Colorado, USA); pyrite, rodalquilarite (Tombstone, Arizona, USA); gold, tellurium,...the Empress Josephine mine, Kerber Creek district [TL], and the Klondike mine, Finley Gulch, both in |  | | Report (issue) | | Total 99.62 100.00 100.30 100.00 (1) Zavodinskii mine, Kazakhstan. (2) San Sebastián, Mexico. (3) Boteş...sylvanite, altaite, petzite, empressite, rickardite, gold, tellurium, pyrite, galena, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite...from the Zavodinskii mine, near Ziryanovsk, Altai Mountains. In the Bereznyakov gold deposit and the Yaman-Kasy...Australia. In the Emperor mine, Vatukoula, and in the Tuvatu Au–Ag–Te deposit, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. At...Occidental, Phillipines. In Chile, from the Condorriaco mine, near Coquimbo, and in the Wendy open pit, El Indio-Tambo |  | | Report (issue) | | corresponds to (Au1.02 Ag0.02 )Σ=1.04 Te2.00 . (2) Moose mine, Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA; Fe is from pyrite;...sylvanite, krennerite, petzite, hessite, tellurium, gold, pyrite, quartz. Distribution: In Romania, from...the Konstantin-Ovkoye gold deposit, Krasnoyarskii region, and the Bereznyakov gold deposit, Southern Ural...mines in Cripple Creek, Teller Co.; the Smoky Hill mine, Boulder Co.; the Central City district, Gilpin...Campbell mine, Bisbee, and at Tombstone, Cochise Co., Arizona; from the Golden Sunlight mine, near Whitehall |  | | Report (issue) | | umangite, eucairite, argentian tetrahedrite, argentian gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite. Distribution: In Germany...Co., and in the L-D mine, Wenatchee, Chelan Co., Washington; at the De Lamar mine, Silver City district...July mine, Yankee Fork, Custer Co., Idaho; in Nevada, large crystals in the Ken Snyder mine, Gold Circle...Kidd Creek mine, near Timmins, Ontario, Canada. At Guanajuato, Mexico. From the Pacajake mine, Hiaco, 24...Australia. In the Emperor mine, Vatukoula, and the Tuvatu Au–Ag–Te deposit, Viti Levu, Fiji Islands. From |  | | Report (issue) | | Co.; at the Spotted Horse mine, Maiden, Fergus Co., and the Mayflower mine, Tobacco Root Mountains, Madison...Teller Co.; the Central City district, Gilpin Co.; Gold Hill, Boulder Co.; and the Bessie G and Mayday mines...the San Francisco mine, 145 km north of Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. At the El Indio mine, east of La Serena...and in the Hemlo gold deposit, Thunder Bay district, Ontario; and the Robb-Montbray mine, Quebec, Canada...the Date mine, Hokkaido, and the Susaki mine, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. In the Emperor mine, Vatukoula |  | | Report (issue) | | 5.265 Z=1 X-ray Powder Pattern: Robb-Montbray mine, Canada. 2.82 (100), 1.549 (60), 2.06 (50), 1.918...Stanislaus mine, California, USA; corresponding to (Ni0.99 Ag0.02 )Σ=1.01 Te2.00 . (2) Strathcona mine, Canada;...coloradoite, krennerite, tellurobismuthite, montbrayite, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, pentlandite, pyrrhotite....Calaveras Co., and the Jamestown mine, Tuolumne Co.; in Colorado, at the Cresson mine, Cripple Creek, Teller Co...from the Campbell mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co. In Ontario, Canada, from the Strathcona mine at Sudbury; in |
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