Haveluck Gold Mine, Meekatharra Goldfield, Meekatharra, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Haveluck Gold Mine | Mine |
| Meekatharra Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Meekatharra | - not defined - |
| Meekatharra Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 34' 2'' South , 118° 30' 17'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meekatharra | 927 (2012) | 3.3km |
The Haveluck gold mine is 3 kilometres north of Meekatharra and just west of the Great Northern Highway. Evidence of the mine is difficult to locate, and is possibly buried under millions of tonnes of tailings carted there from other mines on the field.
The Haveluck lode was discovered by T. Creer in 1894, however he soon needed to abandon ideas of opening a mine at the location as he found it impossible to get labour to such a remote place. It was the first gold ore body discovered in the Meekatharra area. B.J. O'Brien applied for the lease in 1898, however its first crushing showed poor values, and the lease was left idle for a year. Mason and party then took over, and crushings are reported from 1898 to at least 1914 by various owners.
The lode is kaolin in sheared, decomposed gritty rock. The lode carries many quartz stringers from mere threads to 3 feet thick. There are two lodes which branch and re-join numerous times. There was a 10 acre alluvial patch at the southern end with many shafts historically sunk, but the reef was never found.
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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
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| 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
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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