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Native Gold from
Messiers Tin dredging lease, Cathcart, Wellesley Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Alluvial Deposit
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 Messiers Tin dredging lease, Cathcart, Wellesley Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1302283
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1302283:5
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
10.2km (6.4 miles) ⓘDevils Creek Gold Mine (Tantawangalo Gold Lease; Ramsays Farm), Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.3km (8.2 miles) ⓘNew Station Creek Gold Mine, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘNew Station Creek Lead Mine, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.1km (12.5 miles) ⓘTingys Plain Gold Mine (Rocky Hall Gold Mine), Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
20.5km (12.7 miles) ⓘReedy Creek Mine, Burragate, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
22.1km (13.7 miles) ⓘPolocks Creek Mine, Bemboka, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
23.5km (14.6 miles) ⓘRed Hill Gold Mine, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
25.7km (16.0 miles) ⓘUmbacks shaft, Burragate, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
25.8km (16.1 miles) ⓘWhipstick Mine, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
26.2km (16.3 miles) ⓘMount Metallic Mine, Wyndham, Auckland Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Hertzberger, G.A., Barnes, R.G. (1978) Mine Data Sheets to accompany Metallogenic Map Bega 1:125 000 Sheet (SJ-55-4). Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Mines.
 
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