Black Gin Gold Mine, Yerilla Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Black Gin Gold Mine | Mine |
| Yerilla Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Menzies Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 28' 47'' South , 121° 47' 6'' East
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The Black Gin Gold Mine is one of the outlying deposits from the main goldfield area. It is approximately 3 kilometres west of the Yerilla homestead, and 1 kilometre south of the Kookynie-Yarri Road. A faint track leaves this road heading due south. Whatever remained of the historic workings has been destroyed by a bulldozer which has turned over a few acres of ground, probably as a metal detecting exercise.
Minor crushings came from the location in the late 1890's. The leases were 2 x 12 acres, and 1 x 6 acres, owned by Byrne and party. The reef was 4 feet 9 inches wide, with a solid quartz vein on each wall 18 inches thick, the rest lode formation. A shaft had been sunk to a 70 foot depth. The gold found at the site was said to be fine, in a black coloured stone. On sinking the shaft, four reefs 1 to 3 feet wide were encountered.
The Lady Gertrude Gold Mine was said to be on the same line of lode.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
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 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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