Overview

Australia's largest porphyry Au-Cu system in the Ordovician Macquarie Arc.

Geological Context

Host Rock: Quartz monzonite porphyry (Ordovician)

Tectonic Setting: Island arc

Geological Province: Macquarie Arc

Metallogenic Belt: Lachlan Fold Belt

Operator: Newmont

Mining Method: Block Caving

Production Start: 1998

Source: Newmont reports; Wilson et al. (2003)

Last Verified: 2026-01-15

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