Main Gold Mine, Peak Hill, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Main Gold Mine | Mine |
| Peak Hill | Hill |
| Peak Hill Mining District | Mining District |
| Meekatharra Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 38' 33'' South , 118° 43' 1'' East
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(Map- 'Peak Hill' wording on Google Maps/Google Earth is not where the former town site of Peak Hill was, but rather locates it near the Fortnum Gold Mine. The Main Gold Mine is near the former town site).
Peak Hill is the name of a goldfield locality and site of a ghost town, although little of it remains today. Gold was discovered at Peak Hill by William John Wilson in 1892. The gold mine produced 270 000 ounces of gold until 1913. The Peak Hill general store closed in 1954, effectively making the site a ghost town. Mining for gold resumed in the 1980's, before the area became dormant again in the early 2000's. There are four open pits: Main, Jubilee, Fiveways and Harmony, within a few square kilometres of each other. Horseshoe is nearby to the north.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
5 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Chlorite Group' |
| ⓘ Graphite Formula: C |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Pyrrhotite Formula: Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ 'Tourmaline' Formula: AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| ⓘ | Graphite | 1.CB.05a | C |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Tourmaline' | - | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| B | Boron | |
|---|---|---|
| B | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Graphite | C |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Tourmaline | AD3G6 (T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
- Marymia DomeDome
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Capricorn OrogenOrogenic Belt
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Main Gold Mine, Peak Hill, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia