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Bygoo Mine, Big Bygoo group mines, Ardlethan mineral field, Ardlethan, Bourke Co., New South Wales, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Bygoo MineMine (Abandoned)
Big Bygoo group minesGroup of Mines (Abandoned)
Ardlethan mineral fieldMining Field (Inactive)
ArdlethanTown
Bourke Co.County
New South WalesState
AustraliaCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 17' 7'' South , 146° 50' 8'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-34.28542,146.83567
GRN:
S23E88
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2026
Köppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kamarah130 (2016)6.6km
Mirrool211 (2018)21.7km
Binya238 (2017)46.0km
Leeton7,299 (2012)49.3km
Grong Grong536 (2016)50.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
145362
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145362:4
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Big Bygoo Mine


An abandoned tin mine. Also known as the Big Bygoo Mine. Historically the mine was sometimes worked with the nearby Cootes Lone Hand mine.

Early reports note an Eastern, and Western workings (although close together), and the Big Blow. All were generally low grade tin. A 1915 inspection investigated the Big Blow as a white to pink tourmaline biotite granite outcrop, and poor in cassiterite. Two shafts are noted on good ore, and a trench was rich in cassiterite at shallow levels. Other patches were found in chlorite, and quartz-tourmaline greisen. The geologist stated it was a large low grade deposit. Modern exploration states the cassiterite may be associated with minor wolframite.

The Big Bygoo Company was formed early 1913, and for a year the mine manager produced prosaic reports every fortnight about the lack of ore he was finding. Then the company was voluntarily wound up January 1914. One note of mining was found in 1916 by a 'working party'.

The Big Bygoo and Lone Hand Tin Mining Company NL was registered July 1919 by a small band of Sydney investors. A 20 head battery is erected. In 1922, the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission of NSW goes to court to liquidate the company due to debts owed to them.



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5 valid minerals.

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Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘCassiterite4.DB.05SnO2
ⓘ'Wolframite Group'4.DB.30 va
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘSchorl9.CK.05NaFe2+3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
ⓘActinolite9.DE.10◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Unclassified
ⓘ'Feldspar Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Hⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
BBoron
Bⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Bⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OOxygen
Oⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Oⓘ CassiteriteSnO2
Oⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Oⓘ QuartzSiO2
Oⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Oⓘ TourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
NaSodium
Naⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Siⓘ QuartzSiO2
Siⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
FeIron
Feⓘ Actinolite◻Ca2(Mg4.5-2.5Fe0.5-2.5)Si8O22(OH)2
Feⓘ HematiteFe2O3
Feⓘ SchorlNaFe32+Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
SnTin
Snⓘ CassiteriteSnO2

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References

Harper, L.F. (1919) The Geology and Mining Developments of the Ardlethan Tin Field, NSW Geological Survey, NSW Government
The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard newspaper (1920) Promising Shows Sought, 27 February 1920
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (1922) In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. In Equity, 07 July 1922.
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (1914) Big Bygoo Limited-Notice of Voluntary Winding Up, 14 January 1914
Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (1919) Memorandum for Registration of Big Bygoo and Lone Hand Tin Mining Company (No Liability) 18 July 1919
Godfrey, J. R. (1915) Report on the Ardlethan Tinfield. Mineral Resources 20. New South Wales Department of Mines 77pp.
Heugh, J.P. (1980) Cargelligo-Narrandera 1:250,000 Metallogenic Map SI 55-6, SI 55-10 Mine Data Sheets and Metallogenic Study. Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mineral Resources and Development.
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