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Birrigrin gold mines, Montague Range Goldfield, Sandstone Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Birrigrin gold mines | Group of Mines |
| Montague Range Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Sandstone Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 30' 14'' South , 119° 31' 13'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sandstone | 120 (2013) | 58.0km |
Birrigrin was a small group of gold mines active from 1905 to 1910, about 15 kilometres south of the Montague group of mines. Alternatively it is half-way between the Montague Range and the Lake Mason salt-pan. on or near the Sandstone-Wiluna Road.
It can refer to a small settlement which established during the active mining days, consisting of a few shops and Buzza's hotel. Or it can refer to Spencer and Thompson's five head battery at or near the same location. This was subsidized by the government to crush for local prospectors both at Montague and Birrigrin.
Finally it can refer to a short lived entity called the Birrigrin Gold Mines Ltd , who took over four leases known at the time as the Birrigrin Mines. These were however named independently prior to takeover, one for example called the Hawthorne lease. The company was floated by H.J. Saunders, with Scot Neil Calder as mine manager, and Arthur Taylor as engineer. The source swoons over the experienced team assembled, and prospects of huge success for the lucky shareholders who had invested their life savings.
The company was floated in mid 1907 with 100 000 pounds capital asked for, but only 12 000 pounds obtained from shareholders. The company was in liquidation within a year.
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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
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- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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