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RB 86/00003 Treatment of gold tailings - Waukaringa Goldfield. A review of operations and metallurgical investigations, 1983-1985.
Alma and Victoria and Alma Extended, reportedly treated 60 000 and 2 834 tonnes of gold ore respectively. Tailings remaining on site contain minimum 37 710 tonnes grading 2.71 g/t gold and 1 080 tonnes grading 1.94 g/t gold respectively. Attempts in...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1986
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RB 86/00001 Waukaringa Goldfield - History of mining and ore processing, 1873-1983.
Gold was first discovered in 1873. Most work was done before 1900 with the Alma and Victoria producing the bulk of the gold. Recorded production from the field was 58 226.46 tonnes yielding 1 426 665.22 grams of gold bullion, i.e. 24.50 g/t Au. 39...-
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Published: 01 Sep 1986
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RB 83/00102 Appraisal of gold tailings, Waukaringa Goldfield.
28 auger holes and 14 trenches delineated a minimum of 37 710 tonnes of 2.71 g/t gold at Alma and Victoria and a minimum of 1080 tonnes of 1.94 g/t gold at Alma Extended. Tailings also contain an average of 2 g/t silver. Cyanidation tests show that...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1983
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RB 87/00037 Re-evaluation of gold tailings at Alma-Victoria and Alma extended mines Waukaringa Goldfield.
These 2 largest mines on the goldfield, reportedly treated 54 810 and 2 302 tonnes of ore on site during the late nineteenth century, and 3 789 tonnes of ore from the Alma battery. Based on survey and sampling programme in 1983 a minimum 37 710 tonnes...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1987