Constance Una Gold Mine, Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland), Yilgarn Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Constance Una Gold Mine | Mine |
| Forrestania Goldfield (Mount Holland) | Ore Field |
| Yilgarn Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 45' 48'' South , 119° 35' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Palmer | 117 (2014) | 40.6km |
| Moorine Rock | 189 (2013) | 66.2km |
The Constance Una Gold Mine is part of the Dulcie group of mines, approximately 40 kilometres south of Marvel Loch, and within 100 metres west of the Marvel Loch- Forrestania Road.
The first information found under this name was in 1933, when J.E. McCann and J. Carlson was crushing ore. Crushing details were found under their names until 1937, of small tonnages but rich in gold.
After the war, brothers F. and A. Robinson, and F. Bottcher re-opened the mine in 1947. Slightly more substantial crushings, but still rich in gold is found for them until 1950. In 1949, they erected a 3 head battery at the site, after other batteries in the region closed down or were non operational. GML 3411.
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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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