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Thunderer Gold Mine, St. Ives gold camp, Kambalda, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Thunderer Gold Mine | Mine |
| St. Ives gold camp | - not defined - |
| Kambalda | Town |
| Coolgardie Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 18' 21'' South , 121° 45' 42'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stoneville | 2,841 (2016) | 48.8km |
The Thunderer open pit gold mine is on the southern shoreline of Lake Lefroy, about 3 kilometres north-east of the Lefroy Mill.
Gold is controlled by a series of shallow north striking and moderately east dipping shear structures. Gold mineralisation is strongest where the structures contact zone 4 Defiance Dolerite. Gold however is also found in Kapai Slate, Paringa Basalt and Devon Consols Basalt. It is thought to be an extension of the A2 shear mineralisation at North Orchin.
It is overlain by 50 metres of Tertiary sediment. Supergene mineralisation in the oxidised zone occurs as large pods in deep weathering of the primary structures, or at the base of the Tertiary sediments.
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1 valid mineral.
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| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
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| Au | Gold | |
|---|---|---|
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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