Peary Mine, North Pole, Shaw River District, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Peary Mine | Mine |
| North Pole | - not defined - |
| Shaw River District | Mining District |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 5' 55'' South , 119° 22' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Bar | 612 (2012) | 39.8km |
Mindat Locality ID:
273803
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:273803:4
GUID (UUID V4):
8b617416-a2fe-446d-895b-2129724b3ab1
The Peary mine separated the Socialist and Democrat mines in 1897. Government geologist Blatchford 1912 states the lease is called Percy, but it is assumed this is incorrect.
Owned by J. Corboy in one source, and the St Helen's syndicate in another. A shaft had been sunk to 60 feet with two short drives north-west and south-east. 18 acres. At Peary the reef 16 feet wide outcrops the whole length of the lease, but only 6 feet of this width was payable. The reef dips steeply north-east, and initially some extraordinary rich specimen stone was extracted. Peary was south-east of the Democrat lease.
While officially a gold mine, there appears more copper on this lease than gold. A government geologist in 1912 analysed a sample at 11.18% Cu and nil Au. He described malachite pseudomorphing azurite in the upper levels. 10 tonnes of ore was extracted and sent to Port Kembla in N.S.W. at 16% Cu. The mine started in 1897, and was abandoned by 1898.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Azurite Formula: Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ 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 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Azurite | 5.BA.05 | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Malachite | 5.BA.10 | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| C | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Malachite | Cu2(CO3)(OH)2 |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Azurite | Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2 |
| 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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