Wheal Gawler, Glen Osmond, South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills), Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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Wheal Gawler | Mine |
Glen Osmond | Suburb |
South Mt Lofty Ranges (Adelaide Hills) | Mountain Range |
Mt Lofty Ranges | Mountain Range |
South Australia | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
34° 57' 26'' South , 138° 39' 20'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Deposit first discovered:
1840
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Mount Osmond | 2,375 (2015) | 0.6km |
Beaumont | 2,446 (2012) | 1.1km |
Linden Park | 1,910 (2018) | 1.7km |
Glenunga | 1,869 (2015) | 1.8km |
Hazelwood Park | 1,717 (2015) | 2.0km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Adelaide Facetors Guild, Adelaide Facetors Group | adelaide, South Australia | 6km |
Mineralogical Society of South Australia Inc. (MINSOC) | adelaide, South Australia | 6km |
Gem and Mineral Clubs Association of South Australia | adelaide, south australia | 6km |
Adelaide Gem and Mineral Club | St Peters, South Australia | 7km |
Adelaide Treasure Hunters Club Inc. | Prospect East, South Australia | 9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
185581
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:185581:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0f1da11e-3302-4aab-8fd8-e8e3445e18df
Galena was first discovered on this property when the wheel from a passing dray crushed an outcrop and the metallic brilliance of the ore became obvious. Mining started here in May 1841 and it is regarded as being the first metal mine worked in Australia. The area soon saw several other silver-lead mines open up including the Wheal Watkins, Wheal Augusta and the Glen Osmond Mine amonst others. This became the start of a mining rush in South Australia made most notible by the copper mines of Burra, Kapunda and Moonta-Wallaroo, that literally saved the State from bankruptcy.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
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