Zangbar Gold Mine, Darlot Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Zangbar Gold Mine | Mine |
| Darlot Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Leonora Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 53' 21'' South , 121° 16' 8'' East
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'Wanted. A Few Good Miners for the Zangbar G.M. Lake Darlot. None But Sober Men Need Apply'.
So a 1907 newspaper advertisement read. It was in fact difficult for many mines in outback Western Australia to obtain miners in the early days, who were not nearly perpetually drunk.
The Zangbar Gold Mine was located at the present Darlot open pit. It was on the same line as the Monte Christo and Trinidad leases. The latter was purchased by the syndicate in 1906. A 10 head mill was erected in 1905. By 1907, there were three shafts on the Zangbar lease to a depth of 120 feet. The lease had a 40 foot poppet head, 10 head Frasers and Chalmers battery, cyanide plant, and the mine employed 45 men. GML 633.
Patrick O'Neill was crushed to death by a quartz boulder in the mine in December 1906.
There were six shareholders in the syndicate, at least in 1907 were Alf Metzke, Dillon, Barkett, Conway, Kerr, and Claude de Bernales. There were a number of Metzke brothers at Darlot, operating mines and businesses. The Zangbar was an early entry into mining for De Bernales, who continued into the 1930's gold boom, where he held several Western Australian mines, although he was more interested in speculation than mining by that stage.
One source in 1908 states the mine had been managed on a delusional basis. No development work had been done, and now the payable ore was running out. The mine closed in 1910. Tributers worked it a short time in 1911. To this point the mine had crushed 20 000 tonnes for 8 dwt.
O'Brien and party are working the mine in 1921. Cowan and White treated some sands in 1933, left behind by the old battery.
In 1935, the Monte Christo Company purchase the Zangbar, Filbandit and Monte Christo mine itself, but little was found on any active mining. A.E. Squires and S.K. Milbank crushed some tonnages of ore in 1947, and processed sands left behind from the old Zangbar battery, now for a second time.
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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 |
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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 |
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- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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