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East Repulse Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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East Repulse Gold MineMine
St. Ives gold camp- not defined -
KambaldaTown
Coolgardie ShireShire
Western AustraliaState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 19' 16'' South , 121° 46' 37'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-31.32115,121.77715
GeoHash:
G#: qdqtg45mj
GRN:
S21E75
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Stoneville2,841 (2016)50.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
266313
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:266313:8
GUID (UUID V4):
a7207c3e-bf22-4f71-a06c-4a51e374427c


The East Repulse lode is accessed via the underground Victory Mine. It is often referred to as the East Repulse Mine, indicating a separate operation to the Victory Mine.

Gold is strongly controlled by the Repulse Fault (U32 Surface), dipping 10 degrees east. The lithology is the Tripod Hill Komatiite as talc-magnesite, carbonate rich, and well mineralised, with numerous foliation shear discontinuities. To the east is Devon Consols Basalt, centre magnetite-chert rich Kapai Slate, and to the west zone 1 Defiance Dolerite.

The deposit is vertically zoned and consists of 4 main alteration zones:
1. Lower domain of albite-carbonate-quartz-pyrite-epidote and biotite-anhydrite-quartz-carbonate.
2. Ore domain with albite-carbonate-quartz-pyrite, and biotite-pyrite-quartz alteration
3. Transit domain of amphibolite-feldspar, and biotite-amphibole alteration.
4. Upper domain with quartz-clinozoisite veins, and biotite- K.Feldspar-calcite-pyrite. Also chlorite and pyrrhotite alteration is found in parts.

The Repulse Fault contains high grade gold, and thickens where swarms of sub-vertical felsic porphyries intersect the footwall contact of the shear, with extreme pyrite alteration. Gold is found as inclusions within the pyrite, associated with biotite alteration.

The Footwall rocks occur as discrete sub horizontal to 45 degrees dipping east, rafts in a shear complex, with thrust repetition of stratigraphy controlled thick high grade intersections to 50 metres at 10 g/t. Intersections are also found in extensional quartz vein arrays, containing massive pyrite and pyrrhotite, with free gold within and at the margins of the quartz veins.

The Footwall is rich with oxidised sulfates of anhydrite, celestine and/or barite. The core is sulphide rich with pyrite-magnetite with minor barite and celestine. The Hanging Wall has a relatively reduced sulphate component of pyrite-pyrrhotite, and minor pentlandite, millerite, and cobaltite.

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18 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Anhydrite
Formula: CaSO4
β“˜ 'Apatite'
Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
β“˜ 'Biotite'
Formula: K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Celestine
Formula: SrSO4
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Clinozoisite
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Cobaltite
Formula: CoAsS
β“˜ Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
β“˜ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
β“˜ Magnetite
Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜ Millerite
Formula: NiS
β“˜ Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
β“˜Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
β“˜Millerite2.CC.20NiS
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Cobaltite2.EB.25CoAsS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Magnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
β“˜Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Anhydrite7.AD.30CaSO4
β“˜Celestine7.AD.35SrSO4
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Clinozoisite9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Epidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
β“˜Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
Unclassified
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'Apatite'-Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Hβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Hβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Hβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Cβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Oβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Oβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Oβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Oβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Oβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
FFluorine
Fβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Fβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
MgMagnesium
Mgβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Mgβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mgβ“˜ MagnesiteMgCO3
Mgβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Alβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Alβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Siβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
PPhosphorus
Pβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
Sβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
Sβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Sβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ AnhydriteCaSO4
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ Clinozoisite(CaCa)(AlAlAl)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Caβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Caβ“˜ ApatiteCa5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH)
TiTitanium
Tiβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeIron
Feβ“˜ BiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
Feβ“˜ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Feβ“˜ MagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
Feβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
CoCobalt
Coβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
NiNickel
Niβ“˜ MilleriteNiS
Niβ“˜ Pentlandite(NixFey)Ξ£9S8
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ CobaltiteCoAsS
SrStrontium
Srβ“˜ CelestineSrSO4
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu

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References

Steffen Robertson and Kirsten (Australasia) Pty Ltd (2004), An Independent Technical Report on the St Ives Gold Mine Western Australia, Goldfields Ltd and Iamgold Corporation, 2004
Bath, A., Walshe, J., Verrall, M., Cleverley, J., Pownceby, M., Macrae, C., Wilson, N., (2011), Fluorine Systematics and Alteration Across the Late Archaean East Repulse Deposit St Ives Gold Camp Yilgarn Craton Western Australia: implications for fluid flow pathway and fluid sources, 2011
Bath,A.,Walshe, J., Cloutier, J., Verrall, M., Cleverley, T., Pownceby, M., Macrae, C., Wilson, N., Tunjic, J., Nortje, G., Robinson, P., (2013), Biotite and Apatite as Tools for Tracking Pathways of Oxidised Fluids in the Archaean East Repulse Gold Deposit Australia, Economic Geology, V108 (4) p667-690 July 2013
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