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Galtee More Mine, Mosquito Creek Goldfield, Nullagine, East Pilbara Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Galtee More Mine | Mine |
| Mosquito Creek Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Nullagine | - not defined - |
| East Pilbara Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
21° 51' 24'' South , 120° 26' 56'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nullagine | 215 (2014) | 35.0km |
The mine was developed from 1898 by Dunne and Kellett. It was active until around 1913. The latter years Owen Connolly is mentioned as working the mine. In 1907, it was stated the main shaft was down to 220 feet, with other shafts on the lease at 160, 150, 130, 50 and 40 feet deep.
Galtee More GML 79. 6 acres. The reef traversed the whole length of the lease. The reef is 2 feet thick formation on the Hanging Wall, showing gold and minor pyrite in numerous quartz veins.
The Galtee More mine produced 595.5 tonnes of ore at 86.1 g/t for 1648.33 ounces of gold between 1898-1904; 1618 tonnes of ore at 53.7 g/t for 2792.61 ounces of gold between 1905 to 1913.
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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
3 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| 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 |
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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