StilbiteWelcome Mine, Arkaroola area, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Photo: Ryan Eagle Latitude: 30°18'42"S
Longitude: 139°23'14"E
The Welcome mine is one of two distinct copper mines that were together owned by Great Boulder Holdings. The mines included the Welcome mine, which occurs at the top of a ridge next to the Arkaroola-Paralana road and 5km east of Arkaroola Village, while 1km to the east-south-east is the Great Boulder mine.
The Welcome mine has two large costeans opening up the lode, the longer one being 70 metres. The ore was found inside a brown flaggy siliceous shale and occurred as crystalline sprays and crack fillings of malachite and atacamite.
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References
- Brown, H.Y.L. (1908); Record of the Mines of South Australia. published by the South Australia Government Printer 1908, 4th edition. (reprinted in 1985)
- Coats, R.P. & Blisett, A.H. (1971): Regionaland Economic Geology of the Mount Painter Province. Geological Survey of South Australia, Bulletin 43.
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