Prince Foote Montagu Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Prince Foote Montagu Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Montague Range Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Sandstone Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 23' 43'' South , 119° 32' 44'' East
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Locality type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Montague Monarch
GML 175B. Developed by Jack Campbell, Jim Ryan, Joe Thomas, and Farren. First crushings were found in 1905.
Two shafts to 50 feet depth each, had been sunk through decomposed diorite schist, the shafts connected at depth. One shaft was on the west side of the lode, and the other the eastern side. The ore body in total is 15 feet wide, with the west shaft on a 4 foot wide reef, and the east shaft on a 9-18 inch wide reef. Inbetween was a small rich leader, the remainder of the diorite also carrying gold. The lode strikes north-south carrying fine and coarse gold. The country to the east is granite. The lode is in a fissured zone in the diorite, with high laminated quartz filling the planes of the fissure, striking 300 feet. Gold is associated with pyroxene, shiny brown but coloured yellow when weathered.
The mine produced 557 tonnes for 651 ounces. While initially rich, the reefs described above had petered out by 1908, with Campbell and Co on the poor diorite gold values.
By 1909, F. Smitheram, G. Couch, and G. Alexander had taken over, the mine now called the Prince Foote. An open cut was developed on rich gold, with some work north of the shaft, but the last crushing was found in 1910.
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| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader newspaper (1906), Black Range Field. State Mining Engineer's Report, 10/11/1906 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader newspaper (1906), Black Range Field. State Mining Engineer's Report, 10/11/1906 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader newspaper (1906) Montague Range. Montague Monarch, 03/03/1906.
Geraldton Express newspaper (1906) Montague Range, 22/08/1906.
Western Mail newspaper (Perth) (1905) Gold Mining East of Nannine. The New Field at Montague Range. Inspector Deeble's Report, 23/09/1905.
Mount Magnet Miner and Lennonville Leader newspaper (1906) Black Range Field. State Mining Engineer's Report, 10/11/1906.
Western Mail newspaper (Perth) (1938) The Golden West. Abandoned Gold Mines No. 3, 14/07/1938.
The Black Range Courier and Sandstone Observer newspaper (1908) The Birrigrin District, 13/03/1908.
The Black Range Courier and Sandstone Observer newspaper (1909) Mining Notes, 03/12/1909.
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