Eldorado Gold Mine, Panorama Area, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Eldorado Gold Mine | Mine |
| Panorama Area | Area |
| Shaw River District | Mining District |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 20' 22'' South , 119° 23' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Bar | 612 (2012) | 41.6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
273724
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273724:2
GUID (UUID V4):
123bd81d-fffb-4363-896e-f6996862cec9
GML 88. One of several historic gold mines from the 1890's just south of the Shaw Gorge, near the junction of the Shaw River and Callina Creek. Government geologist, Gibb-Maitland, in 1908 stated the Eldorado was the oldest mine in the area.
The location was mined by various parties across two years, including the Melbourne based Eldorado Gold Mining Company. The reef struck east-west with a vertical dip. A shaft had been sunk to 60 feet with levels at 30 and 60 feet. The reef outcropped intermittently, and is 7 feet wide. The gold grades in the reef was low, and included iron, copper and silver species. The upper parts of the reef produced some handsome specimen stone.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chalcocite Formula: Cu2S |
| ⓘ Chalcopyrite Formula: CuFeS2 |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Malachite Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Chalcocite | 2.BA.05 | Cu2S |
| ⓘ | Chalcopyrite | 2.CB.10a | CuFeS2 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| S | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 |
| Cu | ⓘ Chalcocite | Cu2S |
| Cu | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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