Mineral fields of Western Australia
Mining in Western Australia is administered in terms of the administrative divisions of the:-
- Gold or Mineral Field
- Goldfield District
There have also been various hierarchies of State Mining Engineer Inspectorate areas, as well as Mining Registrars Offices and areas.
List of fields
The following list is of the current Gold (G.F.) or Mineral (M.F.) Fields in the state [1] The prefix code number is that which is found on maps of the Mineral Fields of the state. Areas are in square kilometres and Gazetted dates are from a 1981 publication. [2] The three areas outside proclaimed Gold Fields are listed below the table: -
| Prefix code number | Official Gold/Mineral Field | Current Goldfield District | Current mining registrar | Area in km2 | Gazetted date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Greenbushes M.F. | Perth | 101 | 7 April 1892 | |
| 04 | West Kimberley G.F. | Karratha | 225,373 | 19 March 1920 | |
| 08 | Ashburton G.F. | Karratha | 69,930 | 25 December 1890 | |
| 09 | Gascoyne G.F . | Karratha | 130,535 | 25 June 1897 | |
| 12 | Collie River M.F. | Perth | 640 | 21 February 1896 | |
| 15 | Coolgardie G.F. | Coolgardie | Coolgardie | 24,304 | 6 April 1894 |
| 16 | Coolgardie G.F. | Kunanalling | Coolgardie | 6004 | |
| 20 | Murchison G.F. | Cue | Mount Magnet | 22,256 | 24 September 1891 |
| 21 | Murchison G.F. | Day Dawn | Mount Magnet | 2,320 | |
| 24 | Broad Arrow G.F. | Kalgoorlie | 2,668 | 11 November 1896 | |
| 25 | East Coolgardie G.F. | Bulong | Kalgoorlie | 2,564 | 21 September 1894 |
| 26 | East Coolgardie G.F. | Kalgoorlie | 2,098 | ||
| 27 | North East Coolgardie G.F. | Kanowna | Kalgoorlie | 2,833 | 20 March 1896 |
| 28 | North East Coolgardie G.F. | Kurnalpi | Kalgoorlie | 50,531 | |
| 29 | North Coolgardie G.F. | Menzies | Kalgoorlie | 17,265 | 28 June 1895 |
| 30 | North Coolgardie G.F. | Ullaring | Kalgoorlie | 8,011 | |
| 31 | North Coolgardie G.F. | Yerilla | Kalgoorlie | 8,184 | |
| 36 | East Murchison G.F. | Lawlers | Meekatharra | 17,330 | 28 June 1895 |
| 37 | Margaret G.F. | Mount Malcolm | Leonora | 15,587 | 12 March 1897 |
| 38 | Margaret G. F. | Mount Margaret | Leonora | 103,322 | |
| 39 | Margaret G.F. | Mount Morgans | Leonora | 36,278 | |
| 40 | North Coolgardie G.F. | Niagara | Leonora | 1,782 | 28 June 1895 |
| 45 | Pilbara G.F. | Marble Bar | Marble Bar | 359,698 | 1 October 1888 |
| 46 | Pilbara G.F . | Nullagine | Marble Bar | 27,516 | |
| 47 | West Pilbara G.F. | Karratha | 75,711 | 20 September 1895 | |
| 51 | Murchison G.F. | Meekatharra | Meekatharra | 31,727 | 24 September 1891 |
| 52 | Peak Hill G.F. | Meekatharra | 84,330 | 19 March 1897 | |
| 53 | East Murchison G.F. | Wiluna | Leonora | 27,184 | 28 June 1895 |
| 57 | East Murchison G.F. | Black Range | Mount Magnet | 22,976 | |
| 58 | Murchison G.F. | Mount Magnet | Mount Magnet | 9,674 | 24 September 1891 |
| 59 | Yalgoo G.F. | Mount Magnet | 60,165 | 8 February 1895 | |
| 63 | Dundas G.F. [3] | Norseman | 29,604 | 10 January 1896 | |
| 66 | Northampton M.F. | Perth | 3,377 | 1 January 1897 | |
| 69 | Warburton M.F. | Perth | 15 May 1981 | ||
| 70 | South West M.F. | Perth | 229,561 | 14 April 1938 | |
| 74 | Phillips River G.F. [4] | Perth | 16,835 | 14 July 1899 | |
| 77 | Yilgarn G.F.[5] | Southern Cross | 44,807 | 1 October 1888 | |
| 80 | Kimberley G.F. [6] | Karratha | 224,834 | 20 May 1886 | |
Mining districts outside proclaimed Gold fields in 1981
- Eucla 124,500 km2 gazetted 6 October 1967
- Nabberu 136,250 km2 gazetted 6 October 1967
- Warburton 260,483 km2 gazetted 6 October 1967 now number 69 above
See also
- Ghost towns of the Goldfields of Western Australia
- Hints to Prospectors and Owners of Treatment Plants
- Mining in Western Australia
- Regions of Western Australia
- State Batteries in Western Australia
- Western Australia Atlas of mineral deposits and petroleum fields
References
- ↑ http://www.doir.wa.gov.au/documents/Info1.pdf pages 8,9,10
- ↑ (1981) Map of Western Australia showing |Administrative Divisions and principal mines and operators Perth, Department of Mines Administrative divisions list
- ↑ Catling, Arthur (1899), The Norseman gold belt : Dundas Goldfield, a flourishing West Australian division, description of the mines and country, together with a history of the companies and people : a record of the output of each property, s.n, retrieved 19 April 2012
- ↑ Prebble, F. (Frances) (1979), The historical development of the Phillips River goldfield, Western Australia, retrieved 19 April 2012
- ↑ Ralph, Gilbert M (2007), Bullfinch and the Yilgarn goldfield, Hesperian Press, ISBN 978-0-85905-395-2
- ↑ Playford, Phillip E. (Phillip Elliott); Ruddock, Ian, Discovery of the Kimberley goldfield, retrieved 19 April 2012
Further reading
- (1981) Mineral fields of the southwest : guide book / by S.A. Wilde, C.R.M. Butt, J.L. Baxter ; compiled by T.E. Johnston. [Australia] : Geological Society of Australia, 1981. Excursion guide ; A4 Geological Society of Australia, fifth Australian Geological Convention.
- (1936) Map of the Western Australian goldfields and mineral fields 1936 [cartographic material]/ Mines Department of Western Australia. Scale [ca.1:550 000]. [ca. 1" = 10 miles]. (E 112° -- E 123°/S 020° -- S 036°) Shows state batteries, telegraph lines and stock routes. Battye accession number 002306.
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