Wah Wah Gold Mine (Leila), Lennonville Goldfield, Mount Magnet, Mount Magnet Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Wah Wah Gold Mine (Leila) | Mine |
| Lennonville Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Mount Magnet | Mountain |
| Mount Magnet Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
27° 59' 43'' South , 117° 49' 52'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Magnet | 457 (2012) | 7.9km |
Mindat Locality ID:
264848
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:264848:7
GUID (UUID V4):
e7b0c958-16fd-4092-a68f-6100a796d949
Originally known as the Leila, but only one minor crushing found in 1896.
The mine was never a substantial producer. The lease (GML 262) was forfeited in August 1898. Re-named Wah Wah, The Mount Magnet Gold Mining Company, secured the lease. They sunk a shaft to 106 feet. However as it went down the vein became smaller, and with an influx of water, it was uneconomic to continue. August 1899, the company forfeited the lease.
The last report was a small crushing of 5 tonnes at 3.5 oz in June 1901, at what was termed then only a prospecting lease.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
2 valid minerals.
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Dravite | 9.CK.05 | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| B | Boron | |
| B | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Na | Sodium | |
| Na | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Dravite | NaMg3Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH) |
| Au | Gold | |
| Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
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