Shamrock Gold Mine, Mulline Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Shamrock Gold Mine | Mine |
| Mulline Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Menzies Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
This page is currently not sponsored. Click here to sponsor this page.
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 51' 34'' South , 120° 30' 16'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
The Shamrock Gold Mine is about 2 kilometres south of the Lady Gladys mine, and 1 kilometre west of the Davyhurst-Mulline Road. It consists of a 100 metre north-south line of shafts, now hidden in the scrub, and little visited.
Crushings were found from 1899 to 1910. Owners and tributers were many. 1899 McKenzie and party, 1900 Mannie Annett and Jim Edwards, 1903 O'Donnell and Wrout, 1905 J.J. Harris, 1905 C. Menz, 1906 Cunningham and party, 1910 the Vann brothers. There may have been more prospectors later but no information was found.
The mine has produced 2490 tonnes of ore for 2693 ounces of gold.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!
Select Rock List Type
Alphabetical List Tree DiagramGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| 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 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
This page contains all mineral locality references listed on mindat.org. This does not claim to be a complete list. If you know of more minerals from this site, please register so you can add to our database. This locality information is for reference purposes only. You should never attempt to
visit any sites listed in mindat.org without first ensuring that you have the permission of the land and/or mineral rights holders
for access and that you are aware of all safety precautions necessary.
