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Roebourne, Roebourne, State of Western Australia, Australia

Alternative Names:	RBU, Roebourne
Type:	Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:	City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia
Region:	Roebourne, State of Western Australia, Australia
Latitude:	20° 46' 20" S
Longitude:	117° 8' 47" E
Lat/Long (dec):	-20.77229,117.14648
Köppen climate type:	BWh : Hot deserts climate
Population:	2,112 (2013)
Mindat Feature ID:	2062276
Long-form Identifier:	mindat:2:6:2062276:7
GUID:	b552bc18-c1db-4fbd-a7e2-fec43445278f

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Mindat.org localities near to this feature

Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Distance
Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 46' 7" S	117° 8' 36" E	0.5km (0.3 miles)
Lilly Blanche Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 46' 52" S	117° 7' 52" E	1.9km (1.2 miles)
Ena Reward, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 46' 46" S	117° 7' 5" E	3.1km (1.9 miles)
Herman's Reward, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 45' 29" S	117° 6' 52" E	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Weerianna 'chrysoprase', Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 46' 28" S	117° 6' 39" E	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Ena Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 46' 50" S	117° 6' 42" E	3.7km (2.3 miles)
Welcome Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 45' 46" S	117° 6' 38" E	3.9km (2.4 miles)
Weerianna Gold Mine (Hillside), Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 45' 45" S	117° 6' 36" E	3.9km (2.4 miles)
Ena Extended Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 46' 46" S	117° 6' 30" E	4.0km (2.5 miles)
Portaminna Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 45' 48" S	117° 6' 25" E	4.2km (2.6 miles)
Mount Hall pegmatite field, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 49' 13" S	117° 11' 56" E	7.6km (4.8 miles)
Carlow Castle South East, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 48' 44" S	117° 4' 17" E	9.0km (5.6 miles)
Brown and Norths mine (Good Luck mine), Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 49' 9" S	117° 4' 19" E	9.3km (5.8 miles)
Carlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 48' 38" S	117° 3' 58" E	9.4km (5.8 miles)
Azurite Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 49' 0" S	117° 4' 5" E	9.5km (5.9 miles)
Fortune Mine (Glen Roebourne; Aurora Australis), Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 49' 42" S	117° 4' 28" E	9.7km (6.0 miles)
Andover Mine (Brothers United; Woolcock), Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 51' 6" S	117° 4' 12" E	11.9km (7.4 miles)
Nicol Goldfield, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 44' 45" S	116° 59' 37" E	16.2km (10.0 miles)
Cleaverville Turquoise Deposit, Cleaverville, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 40' 7" S	116° 58' 40" E	21.0km (13.0 miles)
Mount Sholl Mine, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 54' 40" S	116° 53' 53" E	30.1km (18.7 miles)
Ruth Well, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 52' 1" S	116° 52' 31" E	30.1km (18.7 miles)
Sullam, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	21° 0' 51" S	117° 0' 55" E	30.2km (18.7 miles)
Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 44' 6" S	116° 50' 47" E	31.5km (19.6 miles)
Tom Well prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 46' 0" S	116° 49' 59" E	32.6km (20.2 miles)
Tom Well West, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 46' 19" S	116° 49' 9" E	34.0km (21.1 miles)
Twin Table prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 54' 20" S	116° 50' 49" E	34.4km (21.4 miles)
Canhams prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 57' 10" S	116° 51' 50" E	35.6km (22.1 miles)
Radio Hill prospect, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	20° 59' 24" S	116° 52' 13" E	37.5km (23.3 miles)
Trouble Mine, Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	21° 3' 31" S	116° 56' 59" E	37.8km (23.5 miles)
Elizabeth Hill Mine (Elizabeth Hills Mine; Elizabeth Hill Silver mine), Karratha, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	21° 3' 40" S	116° 57' 7" E	37.9km (23.6 miles)

Carlow Castle Mine

Carlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Looking South towards Roebourne.

Carlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Typical dump material

Carlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Carlow Castle Mine

Carlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Looking South towards Roebourne.

Carlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Typical dump material

Carlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Carlow Castle Mine

Carlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Looking South towards Roebourne.

Carlow Castle Mine, Roebourne, City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia

Minerals recorded nearby (within 20 km)

ⓘ Actinolite

ⓘ Albite

ⓘ var: Cleavelandite

ⓘ 'Amphibole Supergroup'

ⓘ var: Cobalt-bearing Calcite

ⓘ 'Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series'

ⓘ 'Hornblende Root Name Group'

ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'

Rock types recorded nearby (within 20 km)

Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

Region	Type

Australia	Country
Western Australia, Australia	State
City of Karratha, Western Australia, Australia	Shire
Pilbara Craton, Western Australia, Australia	Craton
Radio Hill Nickel Metallogenic Province, Western Australia, Australia	Geologic Province
Ruth Well Nickel Metallogenic Province, Western Australia, Australia	Geologic Province
Warakurna Large Igneous Province, Western Australia, Australia	Geologic Province
West Australian Element, Western Australia, Australia	Craton
Australian Plate	Tectonic Plate

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Regions in GADM Database

Region	GADM number
Australia, Western Australia, Roebourne	15.11.1363.0.0.0

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