THE GEOLOGICAL POSITION OF UNIQUE GOLD NUGGETS DISCOVERED IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, AND THE AMUR REGION, RUSSIA

DOI:10.24411/0869-5997-2020-10011

Authors

  • Melnikov A. V.
    Institute of Geology and Nature Management FEB RAS, Blagoveshchensk (Russia)
    PhD, leading researcher of ore genesis laboratory

  • Stepanov V. A.
    Research Geotechnological Center FEB RAS, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russia)
    PhD, Professor, chief researcher

Keywords:

gold nuggets, deposit, placer, gold-quartz formation.

Abstract

A comparative description of the geological structure typical of discovery areas of a unique nugget known as the Holterman Plate (New South Wales, Australia) and a nest of large nuggets comparable in weight to it (Amur region, Russia) is given. It was shown that in both cases gold-quartz mineralization was the primary nugget source. The Holterman Plate nugget is formed by destruction of the upper part of the major Hill End gold deposit, which is represented by a series of stratiform quartz veins. A nest consisting of 665 nuggets with a total weight of 79 kg was found when mining the Gar-2 placer of the Yasnensky ore-placer cluster of the Amur province. In the placer area, gold-quartz occurrences predominate. Gold-quartz type gold deposits are forecasted to be identified there.

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Published

2020-09-30

How to Cite

Мельников Антон Владимирович, & Степанов Виталий Алексеевич. (2020). THE GEOLOGICAL POSITION OF UNIQUE GOLD NUGGETS DISCOVERED IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, AND THE AMUR REGION, RUSSIA: DOI:10.24411/0869-5997-2020-10011. Ores and Metals, (2). Retrieved from https://rm.tsnigri.ru/index.php/main/article/view/28

Issue

No. 2 (2020)

Section

Geology of ore deposits