Crown and Sceptre Gold Mine, Balagundi Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Crown and Sceptre Gold Mine | Mine |
| Balagundi Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 44' 26'' South , 121° 41' 15'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stoneville | 2,841 (2016) | 15.9km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 19.3km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 19.5km |
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 20.4km |
Owned by George Stevenson and party who had floated a development syndicate, with 4000 pounds working capital in 1896. Fitzgerald (surname) was mine manager. 24 acres. The main lode was sugary quartz, and a small amount of alluvial gold had been obtained near the reef.
A costean had been dug for 100 feet across the lode, showing a kaolin formation on the Footwall side backed by a slate wall; and another gold bearing formation near the Hanging Wall, running parallel and dipping into the main lode.
The lease was bounded by the Great Scotch Gold Hole, Grand Flaneur, and Oaklands leases.
After spending most of 1897 sinking a shaft, one of the last reports from the mine was unusually blunt. The lode was quartzite, ironstone, kaolin and quartz leaders, with occasional bands of schistose slate carrying a little gold. The lode was very unsettled and un-defined.
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3 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 |
| 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 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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