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Wilsons 2 pit, Gum Creek Goldfield, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Wilsons 2 pitPit (Inactive)
Gum Creek GoldfieldOre Field
Wiluna ShireShire
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 7' 57'' South , 119° 28' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Locality type:
Pit (Inactive) - last checked 2022
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At this location are three small pits, covering a length of a few hundred metres.
The pits are 3 kilometres south south-east of the Camel Bore Gold Mine, and approximately 15 kilometres north of the Gidgee processing plant, and 3 kilometres east of the Gidgee access road, via a track heading north-east.

The open pits were developed by Arminco Mining Pty Ltd.

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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

Gold
Formula: Au
Reference: Thompson, W.A., Sheehy, N. (2011), Flora and Vegetation of Banded Iron Formations of the Yilgarn Craton: The Montague Range Zone of the Gum Creek Greenstone Belt, Department of Conservation and Environment, Conservation Sciences Magazine, 8 (1), pp95-111, 2011

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Gold1.AA.05Au

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AuGold
Au GoldAu

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Thompson, W.A., Sheehy, N. (2011) Flora and Vegetation of Banded Iron Formations of the Yilgarn Craton: The Montague Range Zone of the Gum Creek Greenstone Belt. Department of Conservation and Environment, Conservation Sciences Magazine, 8 (1), pp. 95-111.

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