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Treasure Gully Mine, Hatches Creek Wolfram Field, Hatches Creek, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Treasure Gully Mine | 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° 54' 59'' South , 135° 11' 17'' East
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The Treasure wolfram mine is the first location to be reached in the southern section of the Hatches Creek wolfram field. Take the track heading south from the Pioneer mine on the Kurundi Road (Binns Track) for an estimated 5 kilometres. The entrance should be readily apparent anyway. The track will enter the side of a north-south striking dry river, and a short distance later will head up the middle of a side creek, being the lower reaches of Treasure Gully itself (possibly boggy sand). After a short distance it leaves the creek's south side, and immediately after take a short track heading west. Several building ruins can be seen, one being the former Hatches Creek store. The workings are immediately to the west of this, filling the gully.
The workings are on the south flank of the steep Dooley's Ridge. It rivals the Pioneer mine for riches, but has not nearly being exploited to the same extent. It was the first lease registered at Hatches Creek (1915), by Hanlon and Warne (surnames), then acquired by Hadden (surname) one year later. By 1940, it consisted of 4 leases named Lost Ruby, Treasure, Hidden Treasure, and J. Bailey's lease. Bailey left in 1940. The prospector on the Lost Ruby was smitten by a barmaid, who he proposed to, but was turned down, so he named the mine after her. The Treasure lease was pegged by S. Rieff in 1933, and remained in his ownership until at least the mid 1950's. In 1949 he also acquired the Lost Ruby lease. Hidden Treasure was owned by a company until 1951,then to 1953 by a syndicate of C. Perry, H. Davis, G. Johannsen and E. Becker. T. Stephenson then bought them out in 1953, and owned the lease until at least the mid 1950's.
The lodes cover a distance of 800 feet, north of a quartzite lens, with shallow open cuts, and shafts along its length. The central section was the richest for wolfram, worked to a depth of 147 feet. The main shaft was down to 180 feet, worked by tributers from 1951-1953. The lode is cut by several small faults.
The No. 2 Lode is 20-50 feet east of the Main Lode, 500 feet long, an irregular width, and the most productive, accessed via a shaft sunk in andesite. The reef dips steeply west. No. 3 Lode is 150 feet east of No. 2, 200 feet long of two quartz reefs, 5-14 inches wide in total, accessed by 3 shafts down to 50 feet, with the tributers stoping 38 feet. No details are given of species.
The workings merge with other leases which will be listed separately including Hidden Treasure, Next Treasure, and Frenchmans Point.
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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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