Millionaire Gold Mine (Million Dollar), Yarri Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Millionaire Gold Mine (Million Dollar) | Mine |
| Yarri Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Menzies Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 47' 50'' South , 122° 17' 8'' East
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The Millionaire Gold Mine is a small open pit just south of the far larger Porphyry open pit, both 5 kilometres west of Yarri.
Little historic information was found under this name. In 1934, C.R
Heppingstone applied for a 24 acre lease called Millionaire, a little south of the Tanunda Chateau lease (Porphyry Mine). The Chateau deposit had been discovered by Thomas Potts in 1933, and it is thought Heppingstone had discovered this further deposit nearby within a year later.
It would appear from its size, modern Millionaire was a trial pit. Present mining company Saracen, calls it the Million Dollar Pit. It was used for water storage, when the Porphyry mine was active across
2010 to 2011 by Saracen as part of its Carousue Dam project. In 2014 Saracen threatened to develop an open pit at the site accessing the Million Dollar North, Million Dollar Central, Million Dollar South, and Million Dollar Far South deposits.
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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 |
Gallery:
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 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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