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Native Gold from
Wilsons 2 pit, Gum Creek Goldfield, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia


Locality type:Pit
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 Wilsons 2 pit, Gum Creek Goldfield, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1027653
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1027653:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
14.2km (8.8 miles) ⓘSwift Mine, Gidgee, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘSwan Bitter Gold Mine, Gidgee, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
17.4km (10.8 miles) ⓘKingfisher Gold Mine, Gidgee, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
27.5km (17.1 miles) ⓘHeron South Gold Mine, Gidgee, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.2km (18.7 miles) ⓘPrince Foote Montagu Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
30.2km (18.8 miles) ⓘMontague Boulder Gold Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.8km (19.8 miles) ⓘCaledonian Gold Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
31.9km (19.8 miles) ⓘOmega Gold Mine, Gum Creek Goldfield, Wiluna Shire, Western Australia, Australia
32.0km (19.9 miles) ⓘMontague Gold Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
32.8km (20.4 miles) ⓘYale Lock Mine, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australia
References
Thompson, W.A., Sheehy, N. (2011), Flora and Vegetation of Banded Iron Formations of the Yilgarn Craton: The Montague Range Zone of the Gum Creek Greenstone Belt, Department of Conservation and Environment, Conservation Sciences Magazine, 8 (1), pp95-111, 2011
 
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