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McNeil's Gold Mine, Mount Dockrell Goldfield, Halls Creek Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McNeil's Gold Mine | Mine (Abandoned) |
| Mount Dockrell Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Halls Creek Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
18° 49' 0'' South , 127° 12' 45'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mine (Abandoned) - last checked 2021
Deposit first discovered:
1880 (approx.)
Köppen climate type:
Other/historical names associated with this locality:
McNeill's Gold Mine; McNeil's Fifty Feet
The mine produced 40 tonnes of ore for 352 ounces of gold, probably in the late 1880's. The shaft was sunk 60 feet, but no payable gold was found below 15 feet. It was broken country, with quartz leaders dipping east, and a galena vein on the Footwall, 2 feet wide, from which some rich specimen stone was obtained.
When inspected in 1903, the shaft was in a state of disrepair, and largely filled in. The lower depths contained much galena, at 9 ounce of silver to the tonne, with trace gold.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
4 valid minerals.
Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Anglesite Formula: PbSO4 |
| ⓘ Galena Formula: PbS |
| ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ 'Mica Group' |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Anglesite | 7.AD.35 | PbSO4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Mica Group' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| S | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
| Pb | Lead | |
| Pb | ⓘ Anglesite | PbSO4 |
| Pb | ⓘ Galena | PbS |
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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