Pidgeon Gold Mine, Plutonic Gold Mine (Plutonic Dome Project), Neds Creek Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Pidgeon Gold Mine | Pit (Inactive) |
| Plutonic Gold Mine (Plutonic Dome Project) | Mine |
| Neds Creek Station | - not defined - |
| Meekatharra Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 13' 17'' South , 119° 40' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Pit (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Pidgeon is a small open pit mine now water filled.
The mine had proved laterite resource of 51,000 tonnes at 1.7 g/t yielding 2,800 ounces, and a measured laterite resource of 4000 tonnes at 1.1 g/t yielding 100 ounces of gold. The company had sunk 43 drill holes also in the immediate area by 2004.
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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
- 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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