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Irish Emblem Gold Mine, Tennant Creek, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Irish Emblem Gold Mine | Mine |
| Tennant Creek | Creek |
| Barkly Region | Region |
| Northern Territory | Territory |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
19° 36' 25'' South , 134° 9' 34'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tennant Creek | 3,889 (2012) | 5.8km |
The historic workings are approximately two kilometres north-west of Tennant Creek, and half a mile south-west of the Shamrock mine, considered the first gold mine in the district.
It is located at the west end of a line of ironstone ridges, the eastern end forming a high outcrop just south of the Warrego Road. The mine is on a prominent ironstone outcrop, on the contact with porphyry to the north, and Warramunga Formation sedimentary rocks to the south. The ironstone pinches out east and west into banded or sheared sediments.
The site was described as an old costean 4 metres long showing hematite banded sediments, a shallow pit on the north side at the porphyry contact, and several shallow old prospector scrapings.
No production records, or historic information could be found, other than John Hunter taking over the lease in 1949 (GML 285E).
Commodity List
This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.List of minerals for each chemical element
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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