Westward Ho Gold Mine, Yerilla Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Westward Ho Gold Mine | Mine |
Yerilla Goldfield | Ore Field |
Menzies Shire | Shire |
Western Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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29° 28' 53'' South , 121° 49' 10'' East
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The Westward Ho Gold Mine is located on the Queen of the Earth lode on the western edge of the main gold field. It had a short history from 1895 to 1897, before being amalgamated with the Yerilla Claims Limited leases.
Originally owned by prospectors Hamilton and Weston (surnames), as 3 x 12 acre blocks. The lode is mullocky greenish slate material between covering a width of 12 feet, either side a solid quartz veins one foot wide. All carried gold. Water came in at 135 feet. Levels were developed at 25, 90 and 130 feet. The quartz was grey, mineralised, and in some places honeycombed. The gold was very fine and hardly visible to the naked eye. The walls were slate and well defined.
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2 valid minerals.
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ⓘ Gold Formula: Au Reference: Coolgardie Miner newspaper (1896), Yerilla Notes, 27/05/1896 |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Coolgardie Miner newspaper (1896), Yerilla Notes, 27/05/1896 |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Coolgardie Miner newspaper (1896), Yerilla Notes, 27/05/1896
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Westward Ho Gold Mine, Yerilla Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia