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Palm Springs Gold Mine, Halls Creek Goldfield, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Palm Springs Gold Mine | Mine |
| Halls Creek Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Halls Creek Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 17' 36'' South , 127° 51' 43'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Halls Creek | 1,209 (2012) | 22.0km |
Named after Palm Springs, east of the mine bordering the Duncan Road at the Black Elvirie River crossing. The site once contained a Chinese market garden during the early goldfield's days. The spring is one of the prettiest spots in Western Australia, in the writer's opinion.
The initial map used named several sites in the area as Palm Springs. The second source we have instead used is Doug Stone's detailed prospecting map of the area.
The turn-off is 12 kilometres east of Old Halls Creek off the Duncan Road. This track heads north reaching the Golden Crown Mine, prospectors shack, and old battery. Another two kilometres further on is a fork, with the left side heading to the Palm Springs mine, about 4 kilometres further on. Two sheds and much mining equipment denote an active prospectors camp, and is off limits.
There was much alluvial mining here from shortly after the goldfield's discovery in 1885. However, the alluvial gravels never went to any depth or extent, and most moved on after a couple of years.
The site was developed as a small open pit between 1995 to 1997, producing over 50 000 ounces of gold. This may have obliterated some of the old workings. The mine was operated by Precious Metals Limited, who also owned the Nicolson mine, south-west of Halls Creek. Mining ended due to the low gold price at the time. The pit was said to have reached a depth of 70 metres.
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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
- Halls Creek OrogenOrogen
- Lamboo ProvinceGeologic Province
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- North Australian Craton
- Kimberley CratonShield
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