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Native Gold from
Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia


Locality type:Mining Area
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 Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1923909
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1923909:3
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Native Gold in this Region
Dead Horse Gully Mine (Dead Horse Mine; Nicholson's Mine), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Ophir Copper Mine (Ophir Mine), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Spicers Mine, Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Toms Mine (Sulphide Corporation Mine; Lewis Ponds Project), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
Nearest other occurrences of Native Gold
1.4km (0.9 miles) ⓘToms Mine (Sulphide Corporation Mine; Lewis Ponds Project), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
1.8km (1.1 miles) ⓘSpicers Mine, Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
5.4km (3.4 miles) ⓘDead Horse Gully Mine (Dead Horse Mine; Nicholson's Mine), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘBobs Mount Mine, Lucknow, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.3km (4.5 miles) ⓘMount Bulga Mine, Orange, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘOphir Copper Mine (Ophir Mine), Lewis Ponds, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
9.9km (6.2 miles) ⓘCarangera Mine, Byng, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.0km (6.8 miles) ⓘLucas Gully Mine, Ophir district, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘOphir Mines (The Bluff workings), Ophir, Wellington Co., New South Wales, Australia
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘLucas Gully Alluvial Workings, Ophir district, Bathurst Co., New South Wales, Australia
References
Downes, P. M.; Pogson, D. J.; Nix, L.; Robson, D. F.; Sherwin, L. (2004) World-Class Mineral Deposits of the Lachlan Orogen New South Wales – Australia. ASEG2004 EXCURSION GUIDE.
 
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