Mount Goldsworthy Mine, Goldsworthy, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mount Goldsworthy Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Goldsworthy | - not defined - |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 21' 16'' South , 119° 32' 4'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned)
Deposit first discovered:
1965
KΓΆppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
16615
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:16615:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0b45f6b0-58ac-4140-9763-5c4af86d28f3
Iron ore mine.
Located on Pardoo Station.
In 1938 Government geologists Finnucane and Telford reported iron ore to 65.66% at Mount Goldsworthy with estimated reserves of 6 million tonnes. From 1940-1960 the Commonwealth Government placed an embargo on the export of iron ore on a national security basis, believing the mineral to be rare in Australia (they couldn't have been more wrong).
Frank Thompson Jr. from Pardoo Station pegged mining leases here, but allowed them to lapse due to the embargo. In 1962, Consolidated Goldfields (Aust) Pty Ltd, Cyprus Mines, and Utah Development Company formed Mount Goldsworthy Mining Associates. They constructed towns at Mount Goldsworthy (Shay Gap), and Port Hedland, as well as a port at the latter and a railway line connecting them. Mining started at Mount Goldsworthy in 1965.
BHP took over mining operations in 1990. Mining ceased at Mount Goldsworthy in 1982 after the ore was exhausted, and also ceased at Sunrise Hill in 1993.
Established by the Mount Goldsworthy Mining Associates joint venture, opened in 1966, with mining ceasing in 1982. The ore was railed to Port Hedland.
The company built town was called Shay Gap, although not near the geographic location of the same name, which is 40 kilometres to the south-east. The mine was called Mount Goldsworthy, and sometimes locally also as Shay Gap.
Once the mine closed, the town site and buildings were removed, and nothing remains. The abandoned water filled open pit (extended 177 m below the water table) is just south-east of the former town site.
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3 valid minerals.
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| β Goethite Formula: Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) References: |
| β Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| β 'Limonite' References: |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Goethite | 4.00. | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| β | 'Limonite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Goethite | Ξ±-Fe3+O(OH) |
| Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
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