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Native Gold from
Grafter Gold Mine, Tampa, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies 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 Grafter Gold Mine, Tampa, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1026044
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1026044:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
2.2km (1.4 miles) ⓘBatavia Gold Mine (Dow's Batavia; Papuan United), Kookynie, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
2.7km (1.7 miles) ⓘBritannia Gold Mine, Kookynie, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
3.6km (2.2 miles) ⓘChampion Gold Mine, Kookynie, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘFortuna Gold Mine, Tampa, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
5.5km (3.4 miles) ⓘTampa alluvial gold area, Tampa, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘOrient Well Gold Mine, Tampa, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
7.0km (4.3 miles) ⓘMcTavish Gold Mine, Kookynie, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
7.5km (4.7 miles) ⓘCarpathia Gold Mine (North Altona), Kookynie, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
7.7km (4.8 miles) ⓘKookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
7.9km (4.9 miles) ⓘPuzzle Gold Mine, Kookynie, Kookynie Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Kalgoorlie Miner newspaper (1939), The Grafter G.M., 23/02/1939
 
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