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Cock O' The North Gold Mine (Cock of the North; Great Bedford; British Lion), Laverton, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cock O' The North Gold Mine (Cock of the North; Great Bedford; British Lion) | Mine |
| Laverton | - not defined - |
| Laverton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 38' 11'' South , 122° 29' 47'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Laverton | 640 (2013) | 9.5km |
Couldney and Kerr (surnames) were prospectors to first find gold at the site. The middle of the lease contained a hill, and gold was found at the northern point of the hill, and trial shaft sunk. It is now part of the Barnicoat pit, and was described historically as a large low grade lode, which never came to the fruition for those who tried it. The site is 8 kilometres east of Laverton.
W. Findlay from Kanowna owned the mine in 1901.
At the end of 1904, the Great Bedford Consolidated Gold Mining Company NL was floated to develop the deposit with 60 000 pounds capital. The owners were to receive 2500 pounds as payment from the initial crushings. In just over a year they had abandoned the property.
J. Lyons, T. Connolly and W. Strauss were owners of the mine in 1914.
In 1915, the British Lion Gold Mines NL floated with £75,000 capital. New shafts were sunk, poppet heads erected, a Huntingdon Mill installed. A lack of water saw the mill get little use, and in another short lived affair, they too soon abandoned the property. W. Strauss had been mine manager, who was a former owner, and previously mine manager at the Lancefield mine.
J. Watson and H. Meadows reprocessed the small amount of sands in 1921 left at the mine. In another source J. Lyons, H. Meadows and J. Whitehead were at the mine during the same period.
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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 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Windarra Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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