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Western Queen Gold Mine, Meka Station, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Western Queen Gold Mine | Mine (Inactive) |
| Meka Station | Station (farming) |
| Yalgoo Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 31' 23'' South , 117° 7' 48'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Inactive) - last checked 2021
Köppen climate type:
Located approximately 40 kilometres north of Yalgoo in the Warda Warra Greenstone Belt. Mining started as a small open pit in March 2013 by Ramelius Resources. The mine had an expected life of 12 months, but closed after 9 months when a pit wall collapsed.
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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
1 valid mineral.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| 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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