Federal Gold Mine, Tambourah Goldfield, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Federal Gold Mine | Mine |
Tambourah Goldfield | Ore Field |
Shaw River District | Mining District |
East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 45' 27'' South , 119° 11' 28'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
273872
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273872:0
GUID (UUID V4):
f540575c-61af-4e99-b258-3b163d4027c1
GML 456. Two parallel reefs, in turn parallel to the reef on the Charlie lease. Gibb-Maitland states only prospecting shafts were sunk.
It is reported in 1898, that the McLaughlin brothers were raising stone from the lease, and Tambourah King mine. The prior year a prospector called Streets put through 19.5 tonnes of ore for 21 ounces of gold. Bulldozed.
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Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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