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Havilah Gold Mine, Sandstone, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Havilah Gold Mine | Mine |
| Sandstone | - not defined - |
| Sandstone Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 10' 3'' South , 119° 28' 43'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 120 (2013) | 26.9km |
The Havilah Gold Mine is 20 kilometres south-east of Sandstone, near the Sandstone-Menzies Road, with the Maninga Marley North mine bordering it to the south-east.
It was the most substantial mine in the area. The two mines above. along with the parent Maninga Marley mine were on a shallow saddle reef, striking east-west. The reef generally contained irregular gold values, but became more regular to the west where the Havilah was located. The reef averaged 18 inches wide and 15 dwt. It was a well defined reef with good walls, except for one 30 foot section where the reef disappeared altogether and was replaced by country rock.
The mine was acquired by Hans Irvine in 1906 from Rust and party. Irvine floated into a company in Melbourne called the Hans Irvine Mining Company. For the next 13 months they mined 8173 tonnes of ore for 7491 ounces of gold. The battery was second hand and out of date, purchased from the Windsor Castle mine, at Paynesville, half-way west to Mount Magnet. The mine also contained a blacksmith, assay office, storeroom, smelting house and 6 x 30 tonne cyanide vats. Mine Manager was H.R. Kofoed.
In 1911-1912, the mine was worked by Milling and party, the shaft down to 60 feet. The following year Cotter and party are working as tributers, the Irvine company having sold the mine to the Tailings Treatment Company. Another crushing came forth in 1917, stating the miner had a long financial struggle to get to the point of production, but does not name him.
In 1924 the main shaft was unwatered with assistance of a government subsidy. 46 tonnes was mined for 24.54 ounces, stating it was the only mine operational in the area at the time.100 tonnes was mined by Lethlean (surname) in 1926.
286 tonnes was mined for 312.55 ounces in 1928, but the source does not name the miner. In 1939, N. Bertini crushed 10 tonnes for 8 ounces at 9 dwt.
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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
2 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Pyrite Formula: FeS2 References: Adam Stephens CollectionIdentified by Adam Stephens: Visual Identification |
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 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| S | Sulfur | |
|---|---|---|
| S | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyrite | FeS2 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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