Big Blow South Gold Mine, Bardoc, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Big Blow South Gold Mine | Mine |
| Bardoc | - not defined - |
| Broad Arrow Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 22' 8'' South , 121° 17' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 45.1km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 45.9km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 49.4km |
| Stoneville | 2,841 (2016) | 71.1km |
Mindat Locality ID:
270511
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:270511:1
GUID (UUID V4):
6f7f375b-4edb-4831-a3aa-4c317b2d88db
At Big Blow South gold is associated with quartz veining in and along a porphyry margin on contact with the Big Blow Chert rock unit. The porphyry is steep dipping, capped by Hanging Wall chert, with grades plunging south in a series of parallel shoots. The Big Blow Chert is a stratigraphic marker horizon within the Bardoc Tectonic Zone, and traceable for 25 kilometres.
Indicated and Inferred Jorc resources remaining is 325 400 tonnes of ore at 2.64 g/t yielding 27 600 ounces of gold.
The location is about 4 kilometres south of Bardoc and 600 metres south-east of the Parkerville mine. The area has numerous historic workings.
Due to the number of small workings in the area, the Mindat co-ordinates are approximate.
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