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Burnt Shirt Gold Mine, Tennant Creek, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Burnt Shirt Gold Mine | Mine |
| Tennant Creek | Creek |
| Barkly Region | Region |
| Northern Territory | Territory |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 37' 39'' South , 134° 11' 54'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tennant Creek | 3,889 (2012) | 2.5km |
The original un-named prospector of this and nearby Kathleen lease had died, with the leases auctioned by the warden in 1935. J. Meyers and McIlroy (surname) had purchased the first lease for a pittance, being their only funds left. Scouring the ground one hot afternoon, McIlroy had taken his shirt off, and draped it over a spinifex clump. Meyers thoughtlessly threw a match, which landed in the spinifex, with it, and the shirt going up in flames. Shortly after they found gold, and so the lease was named.
They were soon joined by Casey (surname). An adit was dug. This turned out to be a very rich little mine, and up to the war years achieved 942 tonnes of ore for 1265 ounces of gold. Meyers at least retained ownership of the mine, as a crushing was found in 1947 in the name of J. Meyers and R. Hayward (145 tonnes of ore for 57 ounces gold 5 dwt).
Merloo Gold Mines took over the Burn't Shirt, and fourteen other nearby leases in the late 1940's. Central Mines was spun off to develop the Burn't Shirt lease. C.E. Blackett is engineer. A shaft was sunk, and ore obtained. The last activity found by this entity at the mine was 1956. Explored BMR late 1960's, Geopeko 1980-1986, Asarco late 1980's to early 1990's, and Normandy late 1990's.
The area contains outcropping east-west trending sediments and quartz-hematite ironstone ridges. Country rock is siltstone, shales, and greywacke of the Warramunga Formation.
Burnt Shirt is sometimes used to describe all the small mines in a one kilometre radius, as is another mine name Aces High. None of the exploration companies reported anything substantial, with every indication they were rich short lived mines, exhausted by the late 1940's. Rehabilitation work means there is little to see for most of them.
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3 valid minerals.
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| ⓘ Hematite Formula: Fe2O3 References: |
| ⓘ Native Gold Formula: Au |
| ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hematite | Fe2O3 |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Native Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- North Australian ElementCraton
- Northern Territory
- Kalkarindji Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- Warramunga ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- North Australian Craton
- Tennant Creek TerraneShield
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