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Hematite from
Orinda Gold Mine (Orinda King; Duchess of Kongwak), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Hematite
Formula:Fe2O3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Hematite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Orinda Gold Mine (Orinda King; Duchess of Kongwak), Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1024162
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1024162:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Hematite
3.1km (1.9 miles) ⓘOra Banda PGE occurrence, Ora Banda Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘHighland Fling Gold Mine (Brumby), Grant's Patch, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘChristmas Reef gold area, Siberia Goldfield (Waverley), Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
16.1km (10.0 miles) ⓘLady Bountiful Extended Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
16.7km (10.3 miles) ⓘLady Bountiful Gold Mine, Mount Pleasant, Black Flag Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘPaddington Gold Mine (Paddington 1; Paddington 2), Paddington (Gudarra), Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
37.8km (23.5 miles) ⓘGoongarrie South, Goongarrie, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
39.0km (24.3 miles) ⓘPamela Jean prospect, Goongarrie, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
42.5km (26.4 miles) ⓘTregurtha Mine, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
51.5km (32.0 miles) ⓘBinduli, Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Western Argus newspaper (Kalgoorlie) (1922), Ora Banda. The Orinda Leases. Mine Inspector's Report, 01/08/1922
 
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