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Royal Dane Gold Mine, Norseman, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Royal Dane Gold Mine | Mine |
| Norseman | Town |
| Dundas Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 11' 29'' South , 121° 47' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Norseman | 982 (2012) | 2.0km |
A former gold mine.
The lease was at the northern end of the Norseman Reef line, and near the original Norseman reward claim. The Royal Dane and Norseman Gold Mining Companies were floated in Adelaide about the same time, and both Royal Dane and the reward claim were worked together with the one mine manager, Thomas Tregowith.
The reef proved to be low grade, and the companies struggled to obtain enough capital making many calls on shareholders. By 1898, the leases were under exemption, and the companies wound up shortly after, with the properties and machinery sold off at bargain basement prices. The source accurately states more profit can be made out of the large low grade ore bodies, than short term rich veins, but a lack of planning and capital had hindered the development of these leases. It is noted the wrong type of battery had been erected for the type of ore.
The Royal Dane was floated in Adelaide in July 1895 with 40 000 pounds capital, acquiring two leases, one 6 acres and the second 12 acres. They were on the north-west slope of a hill, the reef averaging 5 feet wide. Three shafts had been sunk, the first to 200 feet deep; the second a prospecting shaft to 70 feet down; and the main shaft 320 feet depth. There was solid white quartz all the way down, with only the 120 foot level opened out. The lower levels had much pyrite, the gold very fine in a free state above this and evenly distributed.
There is some evidence portions of these leases were worked for a number of years after by small syndicates and local prospectors. There are conflicting lease names and ownership details in the local media, with a lack of consensus, so this information has been omitted.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| 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 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
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- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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