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Maori Gold Mine, Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Maori Gold Mine | Mine |
| Menzies | - not defined - |
| Menzies Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 41' 27'' South , 121° 1' 49'' East
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The Maori Gold Mining Company started development at the site in early 1896. Its first crushing was 200 ounces from 63 tonnes of ore from the 80 foot level. The reef had been driven on for 250 feet. Like many of these small shows, the early stone found was incredibly rich, caused much excitement, large machinery gets installed (a 5 head battery), the company spends 40 000 pounds, and then the gold runs out.
Two years later the lease is forfeited to E.D. Cooper. This was on the condition no surface mining takes place, it is assumed as the mine borders the town site. Cooper was mining with Schwetzer or Smetzer (the paper was incapable of spelling it) and Tough (both surnames). They were the first of several prospectors who searched in vain for the chute of gold the company worked on. Cooper got a couple of rich crushings from the same level as the prior company, but then abandoned the show.
Some other prospectors who sent through crushings were Havhow and Johnson in 1908, and Mackey and party in 1909.
There was also a Maori Hotel and hall in Menzies, which burned down in 1898 and was re-built. It was owned by W.E. Walter, but a downturn in mining after 1900, saw the hotel enter financial troubles and he died a broken man in 1910.
There is also a Maori Chief Gold Mine, but this a few kilometres south of Menzies.
The Maori Gold Mine borders the north of the town and is just east of the Goldfields Highway. Usually a mine with a battery stands out with remnant sands and shafts, however in this case the area is greatly disturbed by roads, a railway line and buildings. The area may also have been flattened for safety reasons. Maps indicate it is between the police station and railway line, or thereabouts. The nearest item relating to mining which could be found is a large flywheel about 500 metres further east.
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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 |
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