Nil Desperandum Gold Mine, Panorama Area, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nil Desperandum Gold Mine | Mine |
| Panorama Area | Area |
| Shaw River District | Mining District |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 20' 23'' South , 119° 22' 46'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Bar | 612 (2012) | 42.2km |
Mindat Locality ID:
273721
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273721:1
GUID (UUID V4):
a5a1ff0c-d286-4804-94bf-11302c7d5e85
One of several historic gold mines from 1897, just south of the Shaw Gorge, near the junction of the Shaw River and Callina Creek. See Auraria mine Mindat locality for more direction information.
GML 378. 6 acres. Owned by W. Wye and Walker. Described as located half a mile west of the Eldorado mine. Gold/copper reef, 8 to 18 inches wide, at the base of a low hill, the reef striking east-west, one source stating a flat dip, another to the north. There is another parallel reef on the hillside, which is a similar composition, 12 to 18 inches thick.
The mine was one of several taken up by Wye, in the hope of inducing capitalists to invest in a battery for a share in the profit. This fell through, Wye became ill, and left for the coast.
Little can be seen at the location.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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