Mistletoe Gold Mine, Bullfinch, Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mistletoe Gold Mine | Mine |
| Bullfinch | - not defined - |
| Yilgarn Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 56' 31'' South , 119° 4' 18'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Cross | 712 (2012) | 39.7km |
| Moorine Rock | 189 (2013) | 42.4km |
| Westonia | 213 (2013) | 53.7km |
The Mistletoe Gold Mine is an out of the way and little visited historic gold mine developed for a few years from the mid 1930's to early 1940's. It is reached via a faint track heading south-west from the Radio Gold Mine for about 3 kilometres. The mine is located within a north-west trending shallow valley. It contains a few shafts, minor mullock, and a dam.
J.E. Day and his nephew developed the mine from at least 1935. Alex Barr from the Radio Gold Mine held an adjoining lease, and approached Western Mining Corporation. They took out an option over both leases the beginning of 1939. After several months they decided to purchase the leases. They employed eight men, and small crushings were found from the company from this time until 1942. Ounces generally matched tonnages, which made it normally economical, but the period saw rapidly rising costs, and a labour shortage.
Samuel Lang from the Radio Deeps gold mine, made a new find, and pegged a lease in the vicinity in 1942. The place may have been the haunt of the lone prospector since but no information was 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
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
- Forrestania Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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