Mundalla Gold Mine, Middle Creek Goldfield, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mundalla Gold Mine | Mine |
| Middle Creek Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Nullagine | - not defined - |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 54' 17'' South , 120° 12' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nullagine | 215 (2014) | 10.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
274454
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:274454:7
GUID (UUID V4):
913bb13e-4b91-489f-ae0c-d0ae22fc0866
Developed in 1899. One of the original holders was William Kelly, who returned to the mine with James Tasker in September 1909. A new shaft was sunk to 160 feet on the lease by Priest, Geddes and Dinnie (surnames) in 1913. The reef was 3 feet thick, but only two feet of it was payable.
Until this time, the mine had produced 258 tonnes of ore for 1461 ounces of gold.
Harry Parker is noted at the mine in 1951, however the only reason he gets a mention is the fact he is forming a local Aussie Rules football team. Parker is said to have travelled widely working in the New Zealand timber industry, and Queensland cane fields. Jim Allsopp had been appointed referee for the new competition, despite having no knowledge of the game.
GML 190L. 6 acres. However, Gibb-Maitland in 1908 states it is Q.C. 215, formerly GML 103. He further states the mine is north-east of Castle Rock, some old workings on an east-west vertical dipping reef, with a shaft down to 130 feet, then stoped to the surface. The reef apart from quartz and gold, contained minor galena and pyrite.
The mine is about 15 kilometres east of Nullagine. Two kilometres past the Nullagine airstrip on the Skull Springs Road, a track heads south for one kilometre to the mine.
There are numerous workings in the area, using bulldozed looking for near surface nuggets.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| β Galena Formula: PbS |
| β Gold Formula: Au |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | β Galena | PbS |
| S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | β Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | β Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
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