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Moonbeam Gold Mine, Kundana Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types
Moonbeam Gold MineMine (Inactive)
Kundana GoldfieldOre Field
Kalgoorlie-Boulder ShireShire
Western AustraliaState
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 43' 13'' South , 121° 14' 35'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-30.72033,121.24323
GeoHash:
G#: qdw1nzw9h
GRN:
S21E75
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Deposit first discovered:
1999
Köppen climate type:
BSh : Hot semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Kalgoorlie31,107 (2014)22.3km
Williamstown161 (2018)23.2km
Boulder5,178 (2017)24.7km
Coolgardie802 (2016)26.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
272129
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:272129:6
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Moonbeam Gold Mine is 500 metres north-east of the Rubicon mine, and 500 metres south of the Pope John mine. Moonbeam was operational across 1999 to 2012, and is an abandoned water filled open pit. The mine produced 62 Koz.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold1.AA.05Au

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AuGold
Auⓘ Native GoldAu

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References

Northern Star Resources Limited (2014), Kalgoorlie Operations- Kanowna Belle and Kundana, August 2014
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