Rubicon Gold Mine, Kundana Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Rubicon Gold Mine | Mine |
| Kundana Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 43' 33'' South , 121° 14' 27'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 22.4km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 23.3km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 24.7km |
| Coolgardie | 802 (2016) | 26.3km |
The Rubicon Gold Mine sits in the centre of the Kundana gold mines, with a decline from the open pit accessing the Rubicon, Hornet and Pegasus ore bodies.
Rubicon has a Measured Resource of 9 Mt at 19.4 g/t yielding 6 000 ounces; an Indicated Resource of 139 Mt at 13.4 g/t yielding 60 000 ounces; and an Inferred Resource of 143 Mt at 11.8 g/t yielding 54 000 ounces.
Rubicon was discovered in 1999. Open pit mining commenced in 2011. The Rubicon, Hornet and Pegasus deposits are hosted by the K2 structure, a steep west dipping laminated shear vein 0.3 to 0.8 metres thick. The ore zone is wider than the vein structure by up to 5 metres, due to the presence of mineralised Footwall stockwork veins and breccia zones. The veins contain coarse gold, and disseminated galena, sphalerite, and scheelite.
Mining has shifted to underground, via a decline in the open pit, which also accesses the nearby Hornet and Pegasus deposits.
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5 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
| ⓘ Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) |
| ⓘ Sphalerite Formula: ZnS |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Sphalerite | 2.CB.05a | ZnS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Sphalerite | ZnS |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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