Greenhills Gold Mine (Nil Desperandum), Linden Goldfield, Leonora Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Greenhills Gold Mine (Nil Desperandum) | Mine |
| Linden Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Leonora Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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29° 16' 11'' South , 122° 25' 8'' East
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After gold was discovered in the Linden area in 1895, big things were predicted for gold production. The South African Gold Recovery Company was one of the first on the field around March 1896, spending 20 000 pounds, 7000 pounds of which was the purchase of the Greenhills lease and 3000 for the New Year Gift lease. The company ceased mining after twelve months.
The Greenhill mine is on the edge of Lake Carey in soft ground, then hard diorite from 100 feet down. The ground was disturbed in nature with no defined reef but gold found in lenticular masses, variable dips, some stone units overlapping, thrown at right angles, or pushed up against one another.
From March 1899, the lease was acquired from the company by a syndicate of working miners. They were J.W. and F. Allen, A.T.F. and R. Strahan, R.A. and T.F. Ritchie, M.W.W. Hayward and W. Baird.
The syndicate produced 5000 ounces of gold from 3000 tonnes of ore worth 20 283 pounds in early 20th Century figures, at 35 dwt. The main shaft was down to 100 feet with 500 feet of driving. The lease held a 5 head Robey mill, battery engine, tailings pump, semi loco boiler winch and vertical condensing plant. The syndicate also owned the Great Carbine lease some 9 kilometres away.
By 1908, the lease was being called the Nil Desperandum. In June of this year P. Anderson sold his interest in the mine to P. Hall. Dr Lavers sold his interest to James Leydon. He became part of a five man syndicate, which came to control several mines in the area including the Ard Patrick, Bell, Wimerra and Democrat.
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| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
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| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
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| Au | Gold | |
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| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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