Cadia Geololgy

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Stockwork veind P1 monzonite, Ridgeway Mine NSW. Note the 2 generations of qurtz veins with early laminated quartz-magnetite-bornite veins.

Sunday, March 31, 2019

Stockwork veined, calc-potassic altered volcanic conglomerate from the Ridgeway Mine NSW. This sample was mined in the first few months of development work in the Ridgeway ore body in the Forest Reefs Volcanics proximal to P1 and P2 monzonite intrusions.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Labels: 10cm CE-4 quartz carbonate sulphide vein from the upper levels of Cadia East in altered Forest Reefs Volcanics.

Labels: Stockwork veined monzonite porphyry from the Ridgeway mine.

Friday, January 13, 2012

Labels: Cadia Hill open pit as at late 2011.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Labels: Cadia East core from the deep high grade section of the deposit characterised by sheeted quartz, chalcopyrite., molybdenite and gold veins. A Mike Erceg display.

Labels: Cadia Hill Open Cut late 2010. The red coloured mineralised monzonite is clearly seen in the right hand side of the pit. This wallrock style porphyry has much in common with the other Cadia deposits.