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First Hit Gold Mine, Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 41' 28'' South , 121° 1' 8'' East
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The First Hit Gold Mine borders the Menzies town site to the west. It was discovered in 1928 by Richard Duckworth and John Allan, more than thirty years after the original gold discoveries nearby.

It has a simple ownership history. Duckworth and Allan got about developing what would soon prove to be a very rich mine. In 1934 the mine was floated locally with 150 000 pounds capital. 16 000 pounds was used to purchase and erect a five head battery. The directors are J.L. Paton, R. Falconer and R. Duckworth. About twenty men are employed.

The mine either closed or was at a low ebb during the World War Two years. Tributers are noted in 1946. The company took back operations in 1947. Shortly after the battery was sold to the Victory Exploration Syndicate of Coolgardie, and it was removed. The lease was sold soon after to Robinson and Dewar (surnames). March 1950, R. Sanders bought out Dewar's share.

A 65 metre deep open pit was developed on the oxide resource across 1996 to 1997 by Paddington Gold, who carted the ore to their processing plant near Broad Arrow.

Historic underground production down to 300 metres below the surface amounts to 165 000 tonnes at 32.0 g/t yielding 169 756 ounces. Recent open pit production is 325 000 tonne of ore at 2.40 g/t yielding 25 078 ounces of gold. The remaining resource is 102 300 tonnes at 3.75 g/t yielding 12 349 ounces.

The lode is divided into two being First Hit and the more southerly
Queensland Menzies (this will be loaded separately), the second portion of the lode off-set by a west-east striking fault. Mineralisation occurs as a south plunging quartz-biotite zone, hosted by interbedded mafic amphibolite and talc-tremolite-chlorite ultramafic schists.

Gold is developed in a series of short (30 metre) long quartz lodes, with sinistral and dextral shear movement. The veins are elongated and plunge 20 to 30 degrees south south-east.

Sulphidic minerals are galena, sphalerite, pyrite, pyrrhotite, and arsenopyrite.

The site contains two abandoned pits, a large tailings heap to the north-west, and the 1955 dated Menzies state battery. The battery is not open to the public.

There is also a First Hit Gold Mine near the Riverina Station in the Menzies Shire.

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Mineral List


14 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Arsenopyrite
Formula: FeAsS
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
Reference: Rox Resources Ltd (2004), Prospectus. Independent Geologist's Report on the Menzies Project (Castle, M.), 2004
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
Reference: Rox Resources Ltd (2004), Prospectus. Independent Geologist's Report on the Menzies Project (Castle, M.), 2004
β“˜ 'Garnet Group'
Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Rox Resources Ltd (2004), Prospectus. Independent Geologist's Report of the Menzies Project (Castle, M.), 12/02/2004
β“˜ 'Hornblende'
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ Nontronite
Formula: Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 3, p 307
β“˜ 'Plagioclase'
Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Reference: Rox Resources Ltd (2004), Prospectus. Independent Geologist's Report on the Menzies Project (Castle, M.), 2004
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Reference: Rox Resources Ltd (2004), Prospectus. Independent Geologist's Report on the Menzies Project (Castle, M.), 2004
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Reference: Rox Resources Ltd (2004), Prospectus. Independent Geologist's Report on the Menzies Project (Castle, M.), 2004
β“˜ Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Reference: Econ Geol (1997) 92:407-437
β“˜ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Reference: Rox Resources Ltd (2004), Prospectus. Independent Geologist's Report of the Menzies Project (Castle, M.), 12/02/2004

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Arsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Nontronite9.EC.40Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
β“˜Tremolite9.DE.10β—»Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Garnet Group'-X3Z2(SiO4)3
β“˜'Hornblende'-
β“˜'Plagioclase'-(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Oβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Naβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Mgβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Alβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Garnet GroupX3Z2(SiO4)3
Siβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Siβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Sβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ Plagioclase(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Caβ“˜ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Tiβ“˜ TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
FeIron
Feβ“˜ IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2 or Simplified: K(Mg,Fe)3AlSi3O10(OH)2
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Feβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
Feβ“˜ NontroniteNa0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ ArsenopyriteFeAsS
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

References

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Witt, W.K., Knight, J.T., E.J. Mikucki, (1997), A Synmetamorphic Lateral Fluid Flow Model for Gold Mineralisation in the Archean Southern Kalgoorlie and Norseman Terranes Western Australia, Economic Geology, Vol 92 (4), pp 407-437, 1997
Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1948), First Hit Option Exercised, 20/11/1948
Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1950), First Hit G.M., 10/03/1950
Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1934), First Hit G.M. Menzies, 09/08/1934
Sunday Times newspaper (Perth) (1935), First Hit Mine, 17/02/1935
Mirror newspaper (Perth) (1934), Menzies Comeback. First Hit Plans Big Development, 03/11/1934
Rox Resources Ltd (2004), Prospectus. Independent Geologist's Report of the Menzies Project (Castle, M.), 12/02/2004

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