Kitchener Open Pit, Bamboo Creek District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Kitchener Open Pit | Pit (Backfilled) |
| Bamboo Creek District | Mining District |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 56' 13'' South , 120° 13' 10'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Pit (Backfilled) - last checked 2021
KΓΆppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Bar | 612 (2012) | 55.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
109622
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:109622:7
GUID (UUID V4):
d6cbe4e3-e77d-462b-a805-7424a42e27c0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Kitchener Openpit; King of Timbuctoo
Located 95 km north east of Marble Bar.
Latitude: -20.93752
Longitude: 120.2199
Coordinates: 210865mE, 7682259mN.
References: Minedex Database 2006. WAMIN Deposit No. 4014.
The auriferous reef is offset by two faults, lined by barren quartz. The faults mark the division into the North, Intermediate and South shoots. The latter was the most productive. Gold is found in masses of quartz stringers rather than one massive solid quartz reef. The trend of the veins is partly joint controlled.
The reef strikes north-west to south-east, shallowly dipping north-east. In the early 1900's, two shafts had been sunk to 82 and 40 feet, with driving north and south. The reef is lenticular, with irregular masses of quartz, with small chlorite veins, pyrite, and minor galena.
Known in the early days as No. 1 or King of Timbuctoo. Under this name until 1907 the mine had produced 640 tonnes of ore for 1111 ounces of gold. 3 acres. GML 187. The mine had a 10 head battery. Government geologist T. Blatchford states Bamboo Queen is GML 733 (former GML 54 and 409). He lists Kitchener as a separate lease GML 707.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β 'Chlorite Group' |
| β Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 |
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gold Formula: Au References: |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| β Talc Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| β | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Talc | 9.EC.05 | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Talc | Mg3Si4O10(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | β Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
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