| Deposit ID | 10107234 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | TC43067 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Golden Mile |
| Alternate or previous names | Superpit, Includes: Paringa, Fimiston, Klagurli, Perseverance, Lakeview,, Great Boulder, Chaffers |
| Geographic coordinates: | 121.53253, -30.7461 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Western Australia(province)
Australia(country)
Australia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Australia | Western Australia |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gold | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Ankerite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Magnetite | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | 121.53253, -30.7461 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Kalgoorlie |
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| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Poseidon Gold And Homestake (50%. |
| Last year | 1991 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | TC43067 |
SOLOMON, M., AND GROVES, D.I., 1994, THE GEOLOGY AND ORIGIN OF AUSTRALIA'S MINERAL DEPOSITS: OXFORD, OXFORD MONOGRAPHS ON GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS 24, 951 P.
STEWART,, G.N., 1991, AUSTRALIA: MINING ANNUAL REVIEW--1991, P. 69-78.
STEWART, 1991; SOLOMON AND GROVES, 1994.
SOLOMON AND GROVES, 1994; STEWART, 1991.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE MAJOR HOST OF THE KALGOORLIE DISTRICT GOLD MINERALIZATION IS THE GOLDEN MILE DOLERITE. MINERALIZATION IN THIS UNIT EXENDS OVER AN AREA OF 4 BY 1.2 KM. |
| Deposit | THE SUPER PIT IN THIS AREA REPRESENTS AN AMALGAMATION OF ALL THE PREVIOUS SEPARATE PITS IN THE FIMISTON-PARINGA AREA. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 18-APR-95 | Orris, Greta J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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