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Shale from
Golden Kilometre Gold Mine (GK Shoot), Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Type:Shale
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Shale data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden Kilometre Gold Mine (GK Shoot), Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1022394
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1022394:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Shale
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘNatal Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
12.2km (7.6 miles) ⓘPaddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
14.1km (8.8 miles) ⓘHayworth gold prospect, Carbine Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
23.6km (14.7 miles) ⓘCatherwood Gold Mine, Catherwood Group, Kintore-Kunanalling Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
24.3km (15.1 miles) ⓘBlue Bell Gold Mine (True Blue), Catherwood Group, Kintore-Kunanalling Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘKundana Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
34.9km (21.7 miles) ⓘScotia Nickel Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.0km (23.0 miles) ⓘPride of Jourdie Gold Mine, Jaurdi Hills, Dunnsville-Jaurdi Hills Goldfield (Dunnsville-Jourdie Hills), Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.1km (23.1 miles) ⓘWealth of Nations Gold Mine, Dunnsville, Dunnsville-Jaurdi Hills Goldfield (Dunnsville-Jourdie Hills), Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
48.4km (30.1 miles) ⓘBayleys Reward Gold Mine, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Witt, W.K., Groves, D.I., Ho, S.E. (ed.) (1994), Ore Deposits of the Eastern Goldfields Western Australia, Excursion Guidebook 8, 12th Australian Geological Convention, Geological Society of Australia (W.A. Division), September 1994
 
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