Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):	28° 46' 24'' South , 122° 38' 41'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):	-28.77353,122.64499
GeoHash:	G#: qdzhqcgq5
Locality type:	Mine
Köppen climate type:	BWh : Hot deserts climate

The Mount Weld Consols Gold Mine is south of the Burtville pit, some 500 metres, and just north where the road swings from south-east to east (if travelling south). It represents the southern end of many shafts which exist south of the pit.

From 1901 to 1903 there was active mining on what was described as one of the largest lodes in the district. Its short life would indicate if was of relatively low value compared to its neighbours. The mine was developed by prospectors Cartlidge, Black and others in one source, which states at the time it was commonly known as Cartlidge after its main owner.

Mining deeds however for April 1901 tell a slightly different story. GML 1216T (12 acres) Mount Weld Consols No.1 was taken under the name Jeremiah Gallivan. GML 1216T (12 acres) Mount Weld Consols Extended was taken out by Geoff Westhead, Percy Black, Frederick Cartlidge, and Denis Bowler. The only subsequent information was found under the name Mount Weld Consols with Cartlidge and Co.

By 1903 the lease was abandoned. It was taken up again by Willis, Watson and Beard (surnames) in 1910, who conducted a trial crushing, but it is assumed it was of poor value, as nothing subsequently was found.

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

Mineral List

1 valid mineral.

Regional Geology

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Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 704381

colluvium 38491 Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Description: Colluvium and/or residual deposits, sheetwash, talus, scree; boulder, gravel, sand; may include minor alluvial or sand plain deposits, local calcrete and reworked laterite Comments: regolith; synthesis of multiple published descriptions Lithology: Regolith Reference: Raymond, O.L., Liu, S., Gallagher, R., Zhang, W., Highet, L.M. Surface Geology of Australia 1:1 million scale dataset 2012 edition. Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia). [5]

Neoarchean - Mesoarchean 2500 - 3200 Ma ID: 3188638

Archean volcanic and intrusive rocks Age: Archean (2500 - 3200 Ma) Comments: Yilgarn Craton Lithology: Greenstone belt; mafic-ultramafic volcanic rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154]

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