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Golden Bell Gold Mine, Burtville Goldfield, Laverton Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Golden Bell Gold Mine | Mine |
| Burtville Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Laverton Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 46' 14'' South , 122° 38' 36'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Laverton | 640 (2013) | 28.8km |
Owned and mined by Samuel Bell, who by 1912, was being referred to as the Burtville Millionaire. The lease was just south of the present day Burtville pit, in an area of many shafts.
Bell and William Kerridge commenced on the Bell in 1904. Both had been prospecting without success since the late 1890's when the gold rushes began. The Golden Bell lease had been known by other names before, and several prospectors had given it a go, finding very little. Kerridge had told Bell he was leaving, however was convinced to stay to give this lease one last throw of the dice. Within a few days they were digging out great lumps of gold.
By February 1906, the mine had produced 1308 tonnes of ore for 5235 ounces of gold. Kerridge sold his share to Samuel Bell in 1908, making the latter the sole owner of the mine. Bell eventually moved to Laverton, and drove his motor car to Burtville everyday, a car in those days only available to the rich.
By 1912, ground creep had twisted the shaft, and made the underground workings unsafe. With money needed to develop new shafts, Bell looked to outside capital. In October 1914, an option was taken by a Melbourne syndicate, and shortly after the mine was sold to Sydney speculators. By this stage the mine had produced 2463 tonnes of ore, to the value of 29 720 pounds.
Like much of the field, the leaders were short and rich. The mine was a series of lenticular bunchy ore shoots, 20 to 50 feet long, from a mere thread to 30 feet wide. The whole mass aggregated 1320 feet long, with fairly uniform gold grades, between clean well defined walls, in soft decomposed granite. The mass was cut at the south end by a
north-east to south-west large fault. The fresh water level was at 100 feet below the surface.
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3 valid minerals.
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| 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 |
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- Yilgarn CratonCraton
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- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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