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Native Gold from
Golden West Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Native Gold
Formula:Au
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Native Gold data
Locality Data:Click here to view Golden West Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1022659
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1022659:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.2km (0.8 miles) ⓘTrump Gold Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘStrathfield Gold Mine (North Strathfield; Castle Corner; Storm King; Stratford), Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.5km (1.0 miles) ⓘBulong alluvial gold areas, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.7km (1.0 miles) ⓘVulcan Gold Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘBulong Surprise Gold Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘBoundary gold prospect, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
1.9km (1.2 miles) ⓘI.O.U. Proprietary Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘMelbourne United Gold Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘGreen Harp Gold Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘGreat Oversight Gold Mine, Bulong Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1909), Rich Find in the Golden West Mine, 26/06/1909
 
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