Wheal Coglin (Broken Range), Rapid Bay Limestone Quarry, Rapid Bay, District Council of Yankalilla, South Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wheal Coglin (Broken Range) | Mine |
| Rapid Bay Limestone Quarry | Quarry |
| Rapid Bay | Bay |
| District Council of Yankalilla | Local Government Area |
| South Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
35° 31' 34'' South , 138° 10' 25'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Second Valley | 170 (2013) | 4.9km |
| Delamere | 295 (2012) | 6.4km |
| Cape Jervis | 295 (2016) | 10.6km |
| Normanville | 1,107 (2017) | 16.0km |
| Yankalilla | 553 (2012) | 17.7km |
Developed in 1865 on galena rich lode within the Fork Tree Limestone host.
The lode contained baryte, calcite, gossan, galena, cerussite, smithsonite and various copper ores.
A total of 12 shafts were sunk on the galena bearing lodes, with another four shafts sunk on lodes containing copper minerals.
The lodes were reportedly rich, with production figures in excess of 200 tonnes of dressed ore from over 500 tonnes of ore raised.
A crushing plant was erected in late 1867, but after two years mining ceased in 1869.
The Broken Range Silver Mining Syndicate Ltd. attempted to work the mine in 1910, without success.
The mine later became part of the Rapid Bay Limestone Quarry.
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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
5 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Baryte Formula: BaSO4 |
| ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 |
| ⓘ Cerussite Formula: PbCO3 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Smithsonite Formula: ZnCO3 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
| ⓘ | Smithsonite | 5.AB.05 | ZnCO3 |
| ⓘ | Cerussite | 5.AB.15 | PbCO3 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| C | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| O | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Smithsonite | ZnCO3 |
| Ba | Barium | |
| Ba | ⓘ Baryte | BaSO4 |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Cerussite | PbCO3 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Adelaide SuperbasinBasin
- South Australia
- Fleurieu PeninsulaPeninsula
- Gawler CratonCraton
- Mount Lofty RangesMountain Range
- South Mount Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills)Mountain Range
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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