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Alice Gold Mine, Middle Creek Goldfield, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Alice Gold Mine | Mine |
| Middle Creek Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Nullagine | - not defined - |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 54' 59'' South , 120° 12' 54'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nullagine | 215 (2014) | 11.1km |
The mine is named after Alice Allsopp. William Meikle took up the lease in July 1947. He was later joined by George 'Musso' Branchi. We are assuming the nickname related to Mussolini, probably the only famous Italian the gold miners of the area were aware of.
Ore from the Alice Mine was processed at the Heath's Barton battery. Branchi also acted as caretaker for the mine when the Heaths went on holidays to Perth. The pair were also involved mining scheelite and gold at the nearby Ard Patrick mine.
Like the mines at the Five Mile close by, the Alice was a mine of rich patches. At 140 feet down the shaft, a rich leader was found entering the Footwall. 100 ounces of gold came from two kerosene tins of stone.
A new shaft was sunk 50 yards to the south of the main shaft for air.
In 1954, Meikle sold the mine due to ill health, for 1400 pounds to former working partners Bernard Armstrong, William Lockwood, and Marble Bar storekeeper Albert Hansen. Over five years the mine had produced 1300 ounces, most dollied or specimen stone.
A road heads south for about two kilometres just after the Nullagine airstrip on the Skull Springs Road. It ends at much disturbed ground, shallow pits, mullock heaps, a couple of sheds, and mining relics.
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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
Australia
- Western Australia
- Pilbara CratonCraton
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Pilbara CratonCraton
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