Commodities
PrimaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model276: Homestake Au
Deposit sizeY
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Pyrite, Stibnite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockMeta-Basalt
Associated rockMetavolcanic Rock
StructureN- And Ne-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingArchean Norseman-Wiluna Greenstone Belt
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1896
Identification
Deposit ID10085222
MRDS IDW700784
Alternate namesIncludes: East Lode, West Lode, Essex, Happy Jack
RegionOC
Data scoreB
Coordinates-26.63129, 120.23759
References
MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 1987, JUNE, P. 9-10.MCGOLDRICK, P., 1990, WILUNA GOLD DEPOSITS, IN HUGHES, F.E., ED., GEOLOGY OF THE MINERAL DEPOSITS OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, VOLUME 1: AUSTRALASIAN INSTITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY MONOGRAPH 14, P. 309-312.MCGOLDRICK, 1990.