Bell's Gold Mine, Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bell's Gold Mine | Mine |
| Laverton | - not defined - |
| Laverton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 39' 17'' South , 122° 29' 42'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Laverton | 640 (2013) | 9.9km |
The Bells Gold Mine is 500 metres west of the Sickle Gold Mine, and 8 kilometres east of Laverton.
The deposit has a JORC Indicated resource of 590 000 tonnes of ore at 2.0 g/t yielding 38 000 ounces of gold, and an Inferred resource of 40 000 tonnes of ore at 1.4 g/t yielding 1700 ounces. The deposit is hosted in the Barnicoat Shear. A small abandoned open pit marks the site.
The deposit contains highly altered chert, carbonaceous shale, massive sulphides, and a zone of laminated quartz with visible gold. The mineralisation closely resembles that of the Ida H Mine, 2 kilometres to the south.
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
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| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Windarra Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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