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Chesterfield Goldfield, Belele Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Chesterfield Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Belele Station | - not defined - |
| Meekatharra Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 27' 18'' South , 118° 0' 23'' East
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Abandoned historic gold mining area, 50 kilometres west north-west of Meekatharra, in the Mingah Range south of the Belele Station homestead.
The major historic gold mines were Marguerita, Marguerita North, Marguerita Extended, Big Ben and Dorothy. Marguerita had a ten head battery and pumping plant, needed as there were problems at the mines with heavy inflow of water underground. In 1910 this mine was owned by Sunman and Presnell. In 1910 Marguerita had produced 3916oz from 3810 ore crushed, Marguerita North Extended 1150oz from 60 tonnes crushed, Big Ben 455oz from 255 tonnes crushed and Dorothy 239oz from 245 tonnes crushed. Voided leases had produced in total 2532oz from 2202 tonnes crushed by 1910. The field appears to have been active from around 1900 to 1919, and again from the mid to late 1930's.
Satellite images are not clear enough to confirm locations, and the Mindat co-ordinates only mark the small Mingah Range.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Dolomite Formula: CaMg(CO3)2 References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au References: |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Dolomite | 5.AB.10 | CaMg(CO3)2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Dolomite | CaMg(CO3)2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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Chesterfield Goldfield, Belele Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australia