Waldeck's gold alluvial area (Waldeck's Find), Mount Keith, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Waldeck's gold alluvial area (Waldeck's Find) | Area |
| Mount Keith | Village |
| Wiluna Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 9' 4'' South , 120° 31' 42'' East
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This prospecting area is a little north of the modern Mount Keith nickel mine, and just east of the Goldfields Highway. It was never more than a prospecting area, mainly active across 1933 to 1934.
Many names were found, but little activity. Alluvial nuggets were located leading to a minor rush, but at depth only narrow leaders were uncovered.
At the Wiluna Warden's Court, on 10 October 1933, there was a rush of prospector applications. P.A. 991 J.E. Finklestone, P.A. 992 A. Finklestone, P.A. 993 E. O'Donnell, P.A. 998 H.M. LLoyd, P.A. 999 S.R. Hedditch, P.A. 1004 G. Guthrie, P.A. 1005 E.C. Butcher, P.A. 1008 H. Annear, P.A. 1024 V.S. Duncan, P.A. 1025 H. Joyner, P.A. 1043 J. Lysacht.
By 1934, a prospector called Logan was noted as finding rich floaters on the surface, and about ten men working the field. No information was found beyond this year. It may have been the haunt of the occasional prospector since, but no modern mining has occurred at the site.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed 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
- Mount Keith Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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