Talbot Gold Mine (Nemo), Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Talbot Gold Mine (Nemo) | Mine |
| Broad Arrow | - not defined - |
| Broad Arrow Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 26' 38'' South , 121° 19' 18'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 36.6km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 37.4km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 40.9km |
| Stoneville | 2,841 (2016) | 63.4km |
Like many of the locations around Broad Arrow, little information was found. In fact none from the 1890's, despite the mine bordering the west of the town of Broad Arrow. It is noted the Downing brothers were active at the mine from 1909 to 1910. They had come from Talbot in Victoria, and it is assumed this is how the mine got its present name. GML 1256W. Macfarlane, Cox and party were also tributing at the mine in 1910.
Before this only one report was found, being 1904, a small crushing by H. McDonald, 7.5 tonnes 19 ounces 15 dwt. The lease at this stage is called Nemo. It was not named after a clownfish. Nemo in Latin means nobody. 'The Nobody Mine' however does not seem logical. One explanation is the motto for the Stuart dynasty in Scotland was 'Nemo Me Impure Lacessit' Latin for 'No One Can Harm Me UnPunished' . McDonald is a Scottish name but is still an unsatisfactory explanation.
The site is now a small abandoned open pit, just west of the Broad Arrow locality and bordering the south of the Broad Arrow-Ora Banda Road. A further shallow pit is just to the south-east. Tailings heaps border the pits to the west, and there is a large tailings plateau also just north of the road.
The total produced for the site up to 1933 (before the present pits) is 1186 tonnes of ore for 1396 ounces of gold.
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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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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Talbot Gold Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia