Star of Fremantle Gold Mine, Northlander Group, Kintore-Kunanalling Goldfield, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Star of Fremantle Gold Mine | Mine |
| Northlander Group | - not defined - |
| Kintore-Kunanalling Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Coolgardie Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 42' 57'' South , 121° 6' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Coolgardie | 802 (2016) | 26.8km |
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 34.8km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 35.7km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 36.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
266379
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:266379:4
GUID (UUID V4):
aaba81b1-0af8-4f46-bd68-b28c79e9d3d3
The Star of Fremantle Gold Mine is about 5 kilometres north of the Rayjax/Melva Maie mines, and about 1 kilometre east of the Coolgardie North Road. A remnant area of battery sands marks the site, and 500 metres of shafts/trenches along a line to the north-west.
William Pearce developed the mine from around 1900, and continued mining here until 1933. A 5 head battery was installed in 1903, and increased to 10 heads the following year. At this time the mine employed 30 men. A cyanide plant had been installed, and the shaft was down to 300 feet. A total of 13 shafts are noted on the lease in 1902, although some were probably shallow prospecting shafts.
From 1901 to 1932, the mine had produced 6000 tonnes of ore at 24.2 g/t for 4676 ounces of gold.
In 1933, the Melbourne based Kunanalling Gold Corporation NL took over the mine, with the intention of processing ore from it and Melva Maie, at the old battery at Star of Fremantle. The company abandoned mining at the two locations in 1935. Some of the plant was transferred to a nearby lease called Blackett's.
In 1941, most of the battery sands were carted away to be cyanided.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsCommodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
6 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Millerite Formula: NiS |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
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- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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