This lease of 36 acres was controlled by an Adelaide syndicate. It was first pegged by two old Queensland prospectors, H. Stevens and A. Ford. The lease contained a very rich quartz leader, containing attractive gold specimens.

There is also a large lode, which extends through the lease to the Knights Tour mine. A costean had been cut across it. In carrying out this work, a large boulder was broken showing coarse specks of gold. This was sent to Kalgoorlie, and within 24 hours the Adelaide syndicate had paid cash to buy the mine.

The lease is half a mile north-west of the Paris Gift mine. A shaft by 1903 had been sunk to 45 feet, and 28 ounces of gold dollied. The mine produced in total 10 tonnes of ore for 43.5 ounces of gold.

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Gold

Mineral List

ⓘ Native Gold

ⓘ Quartz

2 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Native Gold

Formula: Au

References:

Kalgoorlie Western Argus newspaper (1896), Balagundi Past and Present, 04/06/1896

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

References:

Kalgoorlie Western Argus newspaper (1896), Balagundi Past and Present, 04/06/1896

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Native 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	ⓘ Native Gold	Au

Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

Australia

Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton

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West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton

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References

Kalgoorlie Western Argus newspaper (1896), Balagundi Past and Present, 04/06/1896

Kalgoorlie Western Argus newspaper (1903), Bulong Mining, 23/06/1903

Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1903), Mining Notes, 05/02/1903

Sunday Times newspaper (Perth) (1933), Rich Ground. Areas Now Abandoned, 09/07/1933

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