Tennant Creek goldfields
E409617
Tennant Creek goldfields are a historically significant gold mining region in Australia’s Northern Territory known for their rich ore deposits and role in the area’s development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tennant Creek goldfields canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
goldfield
ⓘ
mining region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Northern Territory
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Territory of Australia
|
| associatedIndustry |
mineral exploration
ⓘ
mineral processing ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Northern Territory mining history
ⓘ
Tennant Creek ⓘ
surface form:
Tennant Creek township
|
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| commodity |
copper
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| continent | Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| developmentRole |
contributed to development of Tennant Creek township
ⓘ
stimulated infrastructure development in central Northern Territory ⓘ |
| discoveredInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| economicSignificance |
important base-metal producer in Northern Territory
ⓘ
major historic gold producer in Northern Territory ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
Proterozoic orogenic gold province
ⓘ
Tennant Creek Inlier ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | yes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown | Tennant Creek ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
played key role in settlement of central Northern Territory
ⓘ
supported wartime and post-war regional economy ⓘ |
| hostRockType |
ironstone
ⓘ
metasedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| impact |
attracted workers and prospectors to central Australia
ⓘ
contributed to establishment of transport links in the region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
copper mining
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ high-grade gold ores ⓘ ironstone-hosted gold deposits ⓘ rich ore deposits ⓘ |
| locatedAlong | Stuart Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barkly Region
ⓘ
Northern Territory ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tennant Creek ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
open cut mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| partOf |
Australian gold mining industry
ⓘ
Tennant Creek Inlier ⓘ
surface form:
Tennant Creek mineral field
|
| regionType | mineral province ⓘ |
| resourceType |
ironstone-associated copper-gold deposits
ⓘ
lode gold deposits ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorActivity |
late 20th century
ⓘ
mid 20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.