| | 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...quartzwith minorpyrite,tellurides,gold,sphalerite,arsenopyrite,chalcopyrite,tetrahedrite, galena,dolomite...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) | 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) | 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 (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 (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) | 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) | 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 | | 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...bornite–chalcopyrite–pyrite assemblage associated with traces of molybdenite and native gold. Polyphase...West deposit is characterized by the bornite–chalcopyrite–pyrite assemblage accompanied with sheeted and...East and Waisoi West deposits, primary bornite–chalcopyrite–pyrite assemblage in the high Cu-grade zone | | | 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) | 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) | Altaite, calaverite, krennerite, petzite, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, pyrrhotite, tet...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) | Total 99.62 100.00 100.30 100.00 (1) Zavodinskii mine, Kazakhstan. (2) San Sebastián, Mexico. (3) Boteş...empressite, rickardite, gold, tellurium, pyrite, galena, tetrahedrite, chalcopyrite. Distribution: In Romania...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 | | | 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 | | | Report (issue) | eucairite, argentian tetrahedrite, argentian gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite. Distribution: In Germany, in the Harz...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) | 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;...krennerite, tellurobismuthite, montbrayite, gold, pyrite, chalcopyrite, pentlandite, pyrrhotite. Distribution:...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 | | | Book (edition) | I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition Mineral Resource...Groves • Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fourth Edition 123 Daniel...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. In recent years, there...rocks with iron oxide copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, intrusion-related gold deposits (IRGDs), and possibly...possibly even Carlin-type gold deposits. Despite this current interest, there is no comprehensive textbook | | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | the low-sulfidation epithermal Emperor gold deposit, Vatukoula, Fiji’’ (2003) by D. W. Pals and P. G...paper on telluride mineralogy in the Emperor gold mine in Fiji, Pals and Spry (2003) referred several...distribution of individual tellurides in the Emperor mine, Pals and Spry (2003, pp 302–304) noted that...that, in a general sense, I had found that the gold-rich assemblage calaverite-krennerite-sylvanite occurred...the silver-rich assemblage petzitehessite-native gold extended down to deeper levels. They then commented | | Tanaka, Takayuki, Imai, Akira, Egashira, Saori, Sakomoto, Sachihiro, Yasunaga, Kentaro, Maeda, Katsuhiko (2010) Petrological and Geochemical Characteristics of Intrusive Rocks Related to Porphyry Copper Mineralization and the Implications for the Genesis of Deposits in the Namosi area, Viti Levu, Republic of the Fiji Islands. Resource Geology, 60 (1) 35-51 doi:10.1111/j.1751-3928.2010.00113.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Genesis of Deposits in the Namosi area, Viti Levu, Republic of the Fiji Islands Takayuki Tanaka,1,2* Akira...Abstract In the Namosi district, of Viti Levu Island, Republic of the Fiji Islands, we conducted chemical...contamination with continental crust and show higher gold content compared to those of the Waivaka corridor...Waivaka Corridor in the Namosi district. Keywords: Fiji, Namosi, K–Ar age, porphyry copper, rare earth elements...located 30 km northwest of Suva in Viti Levu, Republic of the Fiji Islands. This region has been recognized | | | Book (edition) | I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Springer Authors Dr. Daniel...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Despite this current interest...investigating their associations with a variety of gold and copper-gold deposits, worldwide. About twothirds of...Potassic Igneous Rocks as Considered in this Book Field Recognition of Potassic Igneous Rocks 3 Tectonic...Study: Potassic Alkaline Lamprophyres with Elevated Gold Concentrations from the Karinya Syncline, South | | Orovan, Evan A., Cooke, David R., Harris, Anthony C., Ackerman, Ben, Lawlis, Erin (2018) Geology and Isotope Geochemistry of the Wainaulo Cu-Au Porphyry Deposit, Namosi District, Fiji. Economic Geology, 113 (1) 133-161 doi:10.5382/econgeo.2018.4546 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | Wainaulo Cu-Au Porphyry Deposit, Namosi District, Fiji* Evan A. Orovan,1,2,† David R. Cooke,1,2 Anthony...Wainaulo Cu-Au porphyry deposit of the Namosi district, Fiji, hosts distinct styles of alteration and mineralization...part of the Namosi district in southeast Viti Levu Island, Fiji. The district is confined within the Special...Au1 B N 2.5 km Vanua Levu Yasawa Islands 1 2 3 Taveuni 4 17°S Emperor 9.88 Moz Au N 100 km...purple rectangle; approximate field of view for B) in the southeast of Viti Levu Island. Other major mineral | | | Book (edition) | Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Springer Berlin Heidelberg New York...I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization 3rd, Updated and Enlarged...overview of the Bajo de la Alumbrera porphyry copper-gold deposit before the commencement of mining operations...Daniel, 1962 - Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold-copper mineralization / Daniel MUller, David I....ISBN-13:978-3-642-64075-9 (hardcover) 1. Rocks, Igneous. 2. Gold ores. 3. Copper ores. I. Title. II. Groves, D. I | | | Book | I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Second Updated and Enlarged...Miiller, Daniel: Potassic igneous rocks and associated gold copper mineralisation / Daniel Mt~ller ; David I...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Despite this current interest...investigating their associations with a variety of gold and copper-gold deposits, worldwide. About twothirds of...Igneous Rocks as Considered in this Book . . . . . Field Recognition of Potassic Igneous Rocks . . . . . | | | Book (edition) | I. Groves Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fifth Edition Mineral Resource...Groves • Potassic Igneous Rocks and Associated Gold-Copper Mineralization Fifth Edition 123 Daniel...association of these rocks with major epithermal gold and porphyry gold-copper deposits. Even more recently, there...copper-gold (IOCG) deposits, intrusion-related gold deposits (IRGDs) and even Carlin-type gold deposits...variety of both arc-related and non-arc gold and copper-gold deposits, worldwide. About one-third of |
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