RB 86/00001 Waukaringa Goldfield - History of mining and ore processing, 1873-1983.

Published: 01 Sep 1986 Created: 06 Nov 2024 Revised: 06 Nov 2024

Author: Fradd, W.P.

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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Record No	rb8600001
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Earth Sciences Engineering Exploration Geochemistry Geochemistry Geology Geomatic Engineering Mineral Resource Geology Mineral Resources (Excl. Energy Resources) Primary Mining And Extraction Of Mineral Resources Resource Geology
Document Type	Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication
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Tenement	ML 5098 ML 5099 ML 5100 ML 5101 ML 5102 ML 5103 ML 5104
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Geological Province	Adelaide Geosyncline
Mine Name	Waukaringa Gold Field;Alma Extended Mine
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Commodity	gold precious metal
Notes	Geographic Locality: Peterborough Doc No: RB 86/00001 Geographic Locality: Peterborough Doc No: RB 86/00001
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8600001
Citation	Fradd, W.P. 1986. RB 86/00001 Waukaringa Goldfield - History of mining and ore processing, 1873-1983. Departmental Publication - Geological Survey Geoscience Publication. Government of South Australia. https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/rb8600001

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