Botswana Locker Gold Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Botswana Locker Gold Mine | Mine |
| Broad Arrow | - not defined - |
| Broad Arrow Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 24' 16'' South , 121° 16' 18'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 42.6km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 43.4km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 46.9km |
| Stoneville | 2,841 (2016) | 69.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
270531
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270531:9
GUID (UUID V4):
dceaa061-c35f-41fc-9d95-01df1267bb84
The Botswana Locker Gold Mine is 120 metres north of the Bulletin Gold Mine. To reach travel 5 kilometres west of Broad Arrow along the Ora Banda Road until the Wendy Gully Gold Mine is reached. Then along a track one kilometre north to the Bulletin Gold Mine.
The Botswana Locker is a shallow 10 to 20 metre deep pit, accessing quartz stockwork in porphyry similar to that found at Bulletin. Gold is potentially located in north plunging shoots.
The pit was developed in the late 1990's as a satellite pit for the Paddington Mill. The shallow pit is filled to near the brim with fresh water, the source of which is unclear. It has been used as a swimming hole in the past, in the writer's opinion its best use. The present mining company has little sense of fun, and plans to drain the pit.
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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