Bellbird Gold Mine (La Mascotte), Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bellbird Gold Mine (La Mascotte) | Mine |
| Coolgardie | City |
| Coolgardie Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 3' 11'' South , 121° 6' 54'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coolgardie | 802 (2016) | 12.1km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 46.8km |
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 48.3km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 48.7km |
Originally known as La Mascotte, limited mining took place from 1894 to 1899. Located about 9 kilometres south of Coolgardie, and 1 kilometre south south-west of the Burbanks mine, and about 200 metres west of the Londonderry Road.
F. Purdy and T Lonsdale worked the deposit in the early 1930's discovering several lodes. The most impressive was in September 1933 when 10 pounds of stone achieved 58 ounces of gold from a 4 foot deep hole on a reef cap. The prospectors were financially backed by Kalgoorlie grocer Peter Crudace. Up until October 1934 they had crushed 600 tonnes averaging 30 dwt.
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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
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- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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