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Judges Gold Patch, Peak Hill Mining District, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Judges Gold Patch | - not defined - |
| Peak Hill Mining District | Mining District |
| Meekatharra Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
25° 58' 0'' South , 118° 33' 1'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Little is known about this location. It is listed on maps about 12 kilometres south-west of the Mikhaburra (Holden's Find) Mindat locality. There is no clear access to the area. Judges Patch is mentioned in government geologist's E. De Courcy Clarke's 1913 report about Holden's Find. He states Judges Patch was found about 1898, as a field of quartz, some showing specks of gold. There was limited prospector activity, as they could only access the site after rare rains. No reefs were located.
It is a mistake however to think of any of these areas as virgin territory with gold nuggets lying around waiting to be picked up. A 2009 exploration company report states gold is found along a 6 kilometres strike within the Juderina Formation. The area it states has been extensively worked for alluvial gold for the previous 30 years, with treatment through mobile gravity plants, and other areas with metal detectors. There was also evidence of historical dryblowing operations, although it confirms no hard rock reef mining took place. The company found very low gold values from its drilling programme.
Select Mineral List Type
Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsGallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Bryah BasinBasin
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yerrida BasinBasin
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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