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Bonanza Mine (Ajax; Sunshine), Hatches Creek Wolfram Field, Hatches Creek, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bonanza Mine (Ajax; Sunshine) | Mine |
| Hatches Creek Wolfram Field | - not defined - |
| Hatches Creek | Creek |
| Barkly Region | Region |
| Northern Territory | Territory |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
20° 52' 54'' South , 135° 11' 13'' East
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This section contains the Bonanza, Ajax and Sunshine wolfram mines. The mines are south-west of the Green Diamond mine. To reach take the track south of the Pioneer mine on the Kurundi Road (Binns Track). After about two kilometres, a track branches east north-east, and over a kilometre turns north to a 3-way intersection. Take the left track, which continues for a couple of hundred metres to the workings.
No history was found before 1937, but the Bonanza mine was continuously worked from then to the mid 1950's. The reef is 6-15 inches wide, accessed by one shaft. The flatter the dips the high grade wolfram is found in the area. Bonanza had the flattest dip, and highest grades. The sites contain several open cuts. Satellite images indicate possible shafts also. Scheelite is the common ore, with Cu and Bi minerals uncommon, hosted in quartz reefs in quartz-sandstone, and greywacke.
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2 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| ⓘ | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| O | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
| W | Tungsten | |
| W | ⓘ Scheelite | Ca(WO4) |
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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