Lauriston Gold Mine, Duketon Area, Duketon Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Lauriston Gold Mine | Mine |
| Duketon Area | Area |
| Duketon Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Laverton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 36' 24'' South , 122° 16' 15'' East
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The Lauriston is a historic gold mine active from 1903 to 1906. It can be found by taking a faint north-west track, at the intersection of the Urarey Warren Bore Road, and Moolart Well Mine Access Road. After 500 metres the track reaches the Golden Spinifex Mine, and about 100 metres further north-west is the Lauriston Mine. The site contains a small amount of tailings and a trench (or collapsed shaft).
The mine was developed by a syndicate of prospectors under the name of the Lauriston Gold Mining Company. They were brothers W. and J. McNee, George Flowers and Tom Kirkpatrick. A photograph found in the Kalgoorlie Western Argus newspaper (13/12/1904), titled 'The Lauriston Gold Mine Duketon', is probably of these men in front of their gold mine.
There was no difficulty here sinking shafts, unlike the neighbouring Golden Spinifex mine, and the main shaft was down to 130 feet. Late 1905, the mine amalgamated with the Golden Spinifex mine bordering it to the south. Active mining stopped soon after. Jack Dwyer tried to restart the combined leases in 1916, but was unable to raise sufficient capital, and again active development ceased in 1917.
The mine produced to 1906, 1022 tonnes of ore for 1029 ounces of gold.
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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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