Carlton Gold Mine, Gibraltar Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Carlton Gold Mine | Mine |
| Gibraltar Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Coolgardie Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 2' 36'' South , 120° 58' 0'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coolgardie | 802 (2016) | 21.3km |
Shortly after the discovery of gold at the Lloyd George location, C.F. Clayton and Young discovered gold bordering to the south-east of this lease. It was to become the Carlton gold mine, a large low grade body of gold bearing ore. It is located about 25 kilometres south-west of Coolgardie, and 10 kilometres north-west of the Queen Victoria Rocks Road, in an area of historic small gold mines, that have not seen any activity since the early 1930's.
In 1921, W.H. Vale entered an agreement with Clayton and Young to work the mine. Ore was being treated at the refurbished 5 head battery on the Reform lease (originally De Beers) about 1 kilometre to the west. The shaft was down to 130 feet. A 'simple' form of sulphide ore containing coarse gold was found on the 100 foot level, and is where most of the ore was being obtained.
In 1923, the Pioneer Prospecting Syndicate (Ware brothers of Adelaide) took out a 6 month option over the mine, and floated the Carlton Option Development Company to work the lease. It is assumed this was unsuccessful, as no more information about the mine was found after this date.
Effectively swallowed up into the Lloyd George mine.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 1, p 15 |
| β 'Garnet Group' Formula: X3Z2(SiO4)3 Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 1, p 15 |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1923), Carlton Development Co., 05/06/1923 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Simpson, E.S. (1948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 1, p 15 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Garnet Group' | - | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Albite | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | β Garnet Group | X3Z2(SiO4)3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1923) Carlton Development Co., 05/06/1923.
Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1923) Carlton Gold Mine, 27/03/1923.
Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1923) Gibraltar Goldfield, 06/03/1923.
Western Argus newspaper (Kalgoorlie) (1921) Gibraltar Progress, 13/09/1921.
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