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NTRS 3707 Mineral production cards (annual)

Recording Agency:Chief Wardens Office (540); Department of Mines (585); Lands and Mines Department (621); Department of Mines [II] (847); Mines Branch [I], Head Office (638); Mines Branch [II], Darwin (642)
Date Range:c 1881 - c 1986
Access:Agreement Pending
Location:Darwin (NTAC)
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How to Use the Records

Cards with an orange header records Northern Territory production, and cards with a blue header record production for each gold field. Check NTAS for contents list.

Function / Content

This series consists of annual mineral production cards which record the volume and value of minerals produced. The cards record the bullion, metal content and gross value for localities and gold fields per month, with an annual total. Minerals include gold, silver, copper, lead, mica, tin, wolfram and salt. These cards have been transcribed and were most likely created during the mid 1980s.

Recordkeeping System

Chronological by year, and then by mine field

Recording Agency

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1881 - 1912Chief Wardens Office540
1912 - 1921Department of Mines585
1921 - 1925Lands and Mines Department621
1925 - 1928Department of Mines [II]847
1928 - 1968Mines Branch [I], Head Office638
1970 - 1978Mines Branch [II], Darwin642

Agency Responsible

PeriodTitleAgency Id
1881 - 1912Chief Wardens Office540
1912 - 1921Department of Mines585
1921 - 1925Lands and Mines Department621
1925 - 1928Department of Mines [II]847
1928 - 1968Mines Branch [I], Head Office638
1970 - 1978Mines Branch [II], Darwin642
1978 - 2001Department of Mines and Energy586
2016 - 2020Department of Primary Industry and Resources1290

Related Series

Transfer DateSeriesSeries Id
c 1881 - c 1970Mineral production cards (alphabetical)NTRS 3708

Consignments

Consignment IdNumber of UnitsContents Date RangePublic AccessDescription
P000120c 1881 - c 1986Agreement Pending