Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):	21° 11' 15'' South , 119° 45' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):	-21.18751,119.75802
GeoHash:	G#: qsjpmnvju
Locality type:	Mine
Köppen climate type:	BWh : Hot deserts climate

Located on the eastern outskirts of Marble Bar, as the most southern mine in this section of the goldfield. GML 615. 24 acres.

The reef shows as a distinct outcrop on the surface, but at the south end is a fault that throws the reef out slightly. The reef is traceable on the north-east, east and south-east sides of the hill, averaging 3 feet wide, flat lying, and contained several shafts from the late 1890's. Coarse gold was found near the Footwall and Hanging Wall only. Overlying the reef is a feldspar dyke. On the eastern boundary of the lease is another reef, which dips underneath the above reef. The quartz is dark coloured, and apart from gold contains minor Fe, malachite, and sulphides. In the upper levels sometimes the quartz was honeycombed and crystallised, containing coarse gold.

The original prospectors were Tedell, Matthews, and Walsh in 1891, but by the following year the Coongan Gold Mining and Crushing Company was in control. A 10 head battery was erected.

In 1894, it is noted N. Galbraith holds the mine, pending a London syndicate taking over called the Consolidated Gold Mines of WA. Stephen Tredinnick is mine manager.

In 1897, the Underground Foreman, A.E. Higgins was killed when equipment fell down the water shaft.

In 1903, the British Exploration and Development Company of Australasia Ltd took over the lease, and let it on tribute. The company was in liquidation by 1910.

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

Mineral List

5 valid minerals.

Regional Geology

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Mesoarchean - Paleoarchean 2800 - 3600 Ma ID: 3189906

Archean intrusive rocks Age: Archean (2800 - 3600 Ma) Comments: Pilbara Craton Lithology: Intrusive igneous rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

Paleoarchean 3200 - 3600 Ma ID: 749808

Homeward Bound Granite Age: Paleoarchean (3200 - 3600 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Homeward Bound Granite Description: Alkali-feldspar granite, local older diorite and granite; granitic dykes; intrusive rhyolite and dacite; granodiorite; interlayered granite and amphibolite; metamorphosed Comments: igneous felsic intrusive; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Igneous felsic intrusive Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5]

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