Oldfield Surprise Gold Mine (Oldfield; Surprise), Burtville Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Oldfield Surprise Gold Mine (Oldfield; Surprise) | Mine |
| Burtville Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Laverton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 45' 59'' South , 122° 38' 22'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Laverton | 640 (2013) | 28.2km |
The Oldfield Surprise Gold Mine is now hidden under hundreds of tonnes of tailings from the modern Burtville open pit. It was just south-east of the Birthday Gift Mine. In its life the mine produced 522 tonnes of ore for 1787 ounces of gold.
Most sources state the mine was called Surprise, the map used Oldfield Surprise, and the ore source quoted above as Oldfield and Surprise, stating further they occupied the same ground.
Wilson and Thompson are noted in 1903, as putting through trial crushings.
In 1912, the company controlling the nearby Nil Desperandum Mine, takes over the Away from Home, Away from Home South and the Surprise mines. The Surprise had been idle for the prior two years, and had reverted to crown land. It was then pegged by two parties at the same time, who were in disputed over ownership. It is assumed one was the company.
How the mine obtained the Oldfield name was not confirmed. It is most likely from H. Oldfield, who pops up at various mines at Burtville, Redcastle and Linden from 1900 to 1911. He was on the Burtville Health Board, and heavily involved with the local rifle club.
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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 |
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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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