Geology and Structure on the Mahakipawa Gold Deposit, Marlborough: Preliminary Results
- Organization:
- The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
- Pages:
- 8
- File Size:
- 777 KB
- Publication Date:
- Jan 1, 1993
Abstract
The Mahakipawa gold deposit is located 21 km northwest of Blenheim. It became the site of a small hardrock gold rush in 1889 following nearby alluvial gold discoveries in 1888. The study investigates the geology of the area of hard rock mining in the vicinity between Cullens and Waikakaho Creeks. The Marlborough Schist which hosts the gold depos, it consists of polydeformed greenschist facies quartzofeldspathic psammitic, pelitic and volcanigenic schist.
Citation
APA: (1993) Geology and Structure on the Mahakipawa Gold Deposit, Marlborough: Preliminary Results
MLA: Geology and Structure on the Mahakipawa Gold Deposit, Marlborough: Preliminary Results. The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1993.