Emmerson Resources: Tennant Creek Historical Gold Production

Tennant Creek Historical Production

The Tennant Creek Mineral Field has produced in excess of 5.5 million ounces of gold and 488,000 tonnes of copper.

Historical Gold Production Summary
Mine	Prod. Yrs	Oz. Au	g/t
Nobles Nob	1947-86	1,134,282	16.5
Juno	1967-77	862,982	59.0
White Devil	1987-99	756,197	14.7
Eldorado	1934-93	134,041	20.0

Historical Copper/Gold Production Summary
Mine	Prod. Yrs	t/Cu	% Cu	Oz. Au	g/t
Warrego	1972-89	91,500	2	1,208,064	7.6
Peko	1954-76	118,884	4	240,523	3.5
Orlando	1962-99	4,852	1.8	119,078	11.5
Geko	1980-99	93,300	4.1	96,968	1.3

Source: Gold Deposits of the Northern Territory, Report 11, NTGS,

Department of Mines and Energy, 1999, pg 47

Unlike the gold fields of Western Australia, which are characterised by large tonnages at comparatively lower grades, the Tennant Creek field is characterised by typically smaller tonnage deposits with extremely high grades, as illustrated in the historical production tables above.

Historical Tennant Creek Mine Production