Trump Gold Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Trump Gold Mine | Mine |
| Bulong Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 43' 43'' South , 121° 46' 53'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stoneville | 2,841 (2016) | 15.4km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 28.4km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 28.6km |
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 29.4km |
The Trump Gold Mine was active from 1902 to 1906. It is north of the Strathfield Gold Mine. Strike and Ryan (surnames) applied for it as a reward lease in 1902 after finding alluvial gold. This led to a gold rush that turned out a duffer. The reef was discovered by the alluvial miners. Strike and Ryan obtained a large amount of gold, before a heavy inflow of water saw them abandon the lease.
The Barry brothers, armed with a more powerful pump, arrived at the lease from 1904 to 1906. The shaft was sunk to 220 foot on a reef 2 to 3 feet wide. The short shoots in the reef and much water eventually also defeated their efforts.
The mine produced 406.50 tonnes of ore at 63.95 g/t yielding 849.21 ounces of gold.
The mine was last worked by prospectors in the 1950's. It was explored by the Spargo company in 1989. They re-entered the old workings, and sampled the 50 metre level in the main shaft.
Above 45 metres the ground transitions to a friable highly weathered kaolin, to bedrock below this being highly silicified and pyritic, within a stock work zone. Within the bedrock is quartz veining stock worked shear zone. Gold is found in a supergene zone.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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