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Porphyry from
Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Ore Field
Classification
Type:Porphyry
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Porphyry data
Locality Data:Click here to view Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1024100
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1024100:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Porphyry in this Region
Black Rabbit Gold Mine (Richmond; Spargo and Riches), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Gimlet South Extended Gold Mine (Victorious), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Sleeping Beauty Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Slippery Gimlet Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Porphyry
0.5km (0.3 miles) ⓘGimlet South Extended Gold Mine (Victorious), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
0.6km (0.4 miles) ⓘSlippery Gimlet Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.1km (1.3 miles) ⓘSleeping Beauty Gold Mine, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.0km (9.3 miles) ⓘWattlebird Gold Mine (Zuleika; Bowerbird), Carbine Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
18.0km (11.2 miles) ⓘAustralasia Gold Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
18.2km (11.3 miles) ⓘWindanya Consols Gold Mine (Windanya Half Mile North; Half Mile Reef North), Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
18.6km (11.5 miles) ⓘLady Bountiful Extended Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
18.9km (11.8 miles) ⓘBlack Rabbit Gold Mine (Richmond; Spargo and Riches), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘBulletin Gold Mine (Six Mile), Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
20.0km (12.4 miles) ⓘBotswana Locker Gold Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Mock, C., Elliott, B.G., Ewers, G.R., Lorenz, R.P. (1987), Gold Deposits of Western Australia, BMR, Datafile (MINDEP), Resource Deposit 3, Department of Primary Industries and Energy, Bureau of Mineral Resources Geology and Geophysics, Commonwealth Government of Australia, 1987.
 
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