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Etrenna Gold Mine, Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Etrenna Gold Mine | Mine |
| Menzies | - not defined - |
| Menzies Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 41' 16'' South , 121° 0' 46'' East
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The Etrenna Gold Mine roughly 750 metres west of Menzies, is probably now under a mountain of tailings from the later First Hit Gold Mine.
The site was originally developed by the Menzies Gold Estates Ltd, formed early 1898 with 250 000 pounds capital. It was no small undertaking with 15 leases purchased totalling 283 acres. Many of these were spun off into subsidiary companies, while under the parent name was the Etrenna, Aurella and Cleonie leases, all in the same vicinity.
This was at the height of the late 1890's gold bubble in London, when investors were throwing money into Western Australian gold mines. Many lost every cent. The head of the Menzies Gold Estates Ltd in Western Australia was H. James. His references were impressive. Initially trained at gold mines in Wales and England, he then headed several mining firms in Britain from around 1878. He then spent 13 years running American mining companies in Colorado, before taking up the Menzies post in March 1896.
His actions at the Etrenna did nothing to add to this resume. Awash with money,a 20 head battery was installed, and enough machinery and buildings normally seen for the richest mine at the Golden Mile at Kalgoorlie. This was almost before a spade was turned. With a fixation on depth, the shaft was sunk to 600 feet, but before any driving or cross cutting was done, the whole thing was abandoned in 1899. The machinery and buildings were dismantled and sold to the highest bidder. Almost no gold was taken out.
And so it appears to have remained to this day. The next company was the Menzies Mining and Exploration Company, who by 1902, controlled a collection of leases in the area, and showed little interest in the Etrenna. The reef was said to be the same as the Robinson Crusoe just to the east, but was really no more than a small rich leader.
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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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