Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Montague Range Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Sandstone Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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27° 24' 51'' South , 119° 32' 6'' East
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Located 36 km south west of Youno Downs.
Montague Range was also a historic gold mining centre, albeit relatively minor. It is 70 kilometres north-east of Sandstone. Information was only found between 1905-1908. The mines were generally worked by a small party of men down to single prospectors. Mines at the time included Montague Boulder, Montague Monarch, Montague Main, New Years Gift, Mayflower, Rossie Castle, Caledonia, and Yale Lock amongst others.
The Montague Range inconveniently straddles the Sandstone and Wiluna Shire boundary. Mines in this section refer to the southern section of the range, and near the Sandstone-Meekatharra Road. Mines to the north and west will be included under Gidgee Goldfield (Gum Creek) in the Wiluna Shire. Some of the southern pits may also be in the Sandstone Shire but this whole section will also be placed under the Wiluna Shire.
The southern Montague Range is part of the Gum Creek Greenstone Belt. It consists mostly of metabasalts, and irregular sequences of banded iron formation, metamorphosed ultramafic rocks, and minor metasedimentary rocks, quartzite and shale.
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| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 Reference: Ferguson, K.M. , (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15. |
| ⓘ Daubréeite Formula: BiO(OH) Locality: Montague Boulder Gold Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia Reference: Simpson, E.S. 91948), Minerals of Western Australia, Vol 2, p 135 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Localities: Reported from at least 9 localities in this region. Reference: Western Mail newspaper (1908), Sandstone Birrigrin and Erroll's Visited, 18/07/1908 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Localities: Reference: Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader newspaper (1906), Black Range Field. Mining Engineer's Report, 17/11/1906 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS Reference: Ferguson, K.M., (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15. |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Localities: Montague Boulder Gold Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia Montague Gold Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia Prince Foote Montagu Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia Yale Lock Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia Reference: Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader newspaper (1906), Black Range Field. Mining Engineer's Report, 17/11/1906 |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS Reference: Ferguson, K.M., (1999) Lead, Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia. Geological Survey of Western Australia, Mineral Resources Bulletin 15. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Daubréeite | 4.F0.25 | BiO(OH) |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Daubréeite | BiO(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Daubréeite | BiO(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Bi | Bismuth | |
| Bi | ⓘ Daubréeite | BiO(OH) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)The Western Mail newspaper (Perth) (1905) Gold Mining East of Nanine. The New Fields at Montague Range. Inspector Deeble's Report (23 Sep 1905).
Ferguson, K.M.(1999) Lead Zinc and Silver Deposits of Western Australia, Geological Survey of Western Australia (1999).
Thompson, W.A., Sheehy, N. (2011) Flora and Vegetation of Banded Iron Formation of the Yilgarn Craton: the Montague Range Zone of the Gum Creek Greenstone Belt. Department of Environment and Conservation, Conservation Science Western Australia, 8(1) pp 95-111.
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