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North Kalgoorlie mine, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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North Kalgoorlie mineMine
Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold MinesGroup of Mines
Kalgoorlie-Boulder- not defined -
Kalgoorlie-Boulder ShireShire
Western AustraliaState
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View of the Kalgoorlie gold mining area, ca. 1898.

North Kalgoorlie mine, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
00669710017491096652228.jpg
View of the Kalgoorlie gold mining area, ca. 1898.

North Kalgoorlie mine, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
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View of the Kalgoorlie gold mining area, ca. 1898.

North Kalgoorlie mine, Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 45' 47'' South , 121° 29' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-30.76310,121.49589
GeoHash:
G#: qdw2uxwxg
GRN:
S21E75
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Williamstown161 (2018)1.9km
Boulder5,178 (2017)2.2km
Kalgoorlie31,107 (2014)2.8km
Stoneville2,841 (2016)28.3km
Coolgardie802 (2016)38.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
12146
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:12146:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The UM1989-02-AsTe:AgAuPb species is reported from North Kalgurli mine.

Economic Geology, Bulletin of the Society of Economic Geologists 1948 p480 there is a reference to North Kalgorlie mine; North Kalgoorlie Co. in 1903; Proceedings - Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy 1964 p62; K. G. McQueen (1994) "different mineralized structures accessible from the Lake View, Croesus and Kal shafts and from the North Kalgoorlie Big Pit (now part of the Super Pit)"

Coordinates are estimated based on the description of beng near Croseus and the Kalgoorlie big pit.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Mineral List


7 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Calaverite
Formula: AuTe2
ⓘ Coloradoite
Formula: HgTe
ⓘ Frohbergite
Formula: FeTe2
ⓘ Native Gold
Formula: Au
ⓘ Petzite
Formula: Ag3AuTe2
ⓘ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
ⓘ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
ⓘ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ 'UM1989-02-AsTe:AgAuPb'
Formula: Au3(Ag,Pb)As2Te3

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘPetzite2.BA.75Ag3AuTe2
ⓘColoradoite2.CB.05aHgTe
ⓘCalaverite2.EA.10AuTe2
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘFrohbergite2.EB.10aFeTe2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
Unclassified
ⓘ'UM1989-02-AsTe:AgAuPb'-Au3(Ag,Pb)As2Te3

List of minerals for each chemical element

OOxygen
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
SiSilicon
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
SSulfur
Sⓘ PyriteFeS2
Sⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
FeIron
Feⓘ FrohbergiteFeTe2
Feⓘ PyriteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
AsArsenic
Asⓘ UM1989-02-AsTe:AgAuPbAu3(Ag,Pb)As2Te3
AgSilver
Agⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Agⓘ UM1989-02-AsTe:AgAuPbAu3(Ag,Pb)As2Te3
SbAntimony
Sbⓘ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
TeTellurium
Teⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Teⓘ ColoradoiteHgTe
Teⓘ FrohbergiteFeTe2
Teⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Teⓘ UM1989-02-AsTe:AgAuPbAu3(Ag,Pb)As2Te3
AuGold
Auⓘ CalaveriteAuTe2
Auⓘ Native GoldAu
Auⓘ PetziteAg3AuTe2
Auⓘ UM1989-02-AsTe:AgAuPbAu3(Ag,Pb)As2Te3
HgMercury
Hgⓘ ColoradoiteHgTe
PbLead
Pbⓘ UM1989-02-AsTe:AgAuPbAu3(Ag,Pb)As2Te3

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