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Bottle Creek Gold Mine, Mount Ida Goldfield, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
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Mount Ida GoldfieldOre Field
Menzies ShireShire
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 10' 16'' South , 120° 27' 11'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
-29.17138,120.45309
GRN:
S20E75
Type:
Mine
Köppen climate type:
BWh : Hot deserts climate
Mindat Locality ID:
250506
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250506:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


The Bottle Creek gold mine is 95 kilometres north-west of Menzies.

It was discovered in 1983, and then studied by various groups thereafter. Mining was started by Norgold in 1988, but closed only one year later due to a limited gold resource. They left behind three long narrow water filled pits and mullock hills. The mullock has been encased in earth and re-habilitated.

The deposit is located in the Ularring Greenstone Belt. It lies in an elongated plain, with the deposit striking north north-west. Gold is found close to the contact between two sequences. One contains banded iron formation with interbedded mafic volcanics, quartzites, and conglomerate. The other upper sequence shows mafic and ultramafic rocks, with minor interflow sediments, quartz porphyry intrusives and tuff. All is flanked by granitoids. Mafic minerals have been altered to ankerite-calcite-biotite-hornblende-chlorite-epidote-quartz schist, with garnet porphyroblasts, while at the margin of the porphyry is sericite schist.

Gold is concentrated between the two sequences, 30-60 metres below the surface, as micro free particles, and grain inclusions in quartz, limonite, goethite and beudanite, with an even distribution.

The main ore mineralisation is pyrite, pyrrhotite, magnetite, in turn these carrying tetrahedrite, sphalerite, arsenopyrite, and chalcopyrite with gold and electrum as micro grains. Silver occurs with tetradedrite, arsenical pyrite, pyrrhotite, sphalerite, arsenopyrite, chalcopyrite, and electrum within the massive sulphides.

Lesser mineralisation is found to the surface, expressed as a weathered gossan to an 85 metres depth. It has a strike length of 26 kilometres with sporadic mineralisation along its length. The gossan contains massive sulphides, mainly pyrite with minor tetrahedrite, sphalerite, arsenopyrite, marcasite and magnetite, in kaolinite, muscovite, quartz, chlorite, siderite, dolomite and calcite gangue. The gossan itself is goethite rich at depth, and hematite rich near the surface. It also contains minor talc, rutile, tourmaline (schorl?), Mn oxides, secondary beudantite, alunite-group minerals, anomalous mercury, Te, Ti, and patchy gold.
EMU, VB, Boags (VB South) prospects

Select Mineral List Type

StandardDetailedGalleryStrunzChemical Elements

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘAlmandine
Formula:Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘAlunite
Formula:KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
ⓘAnkerite
Formula:Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite
Formula:CaCO3
ⓘArsenopyrite
Formula:FeAsS
ⓘBaryte
Formula:BaSO4
ⓘBeudantite
Formula:PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
ⓘ'Biotite'
Formula:K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘCalcite
Formula:CaCO3
ⓘChalcopyrite
Formula:CuFeS2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'
ⓘDolomite
Formula:CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘEpidote
Formula:(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘGoethite
Formula:Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘHematite
Formula:Fe2O3
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'
Formula:◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘKaolinite
Formula:Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
ⓘ'Limonite'
ⓘMagnetite
Formula:Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'
ⓘMarcasite
Formula:FeS2
ⓘMuscovite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite var. Sericite
Formula:KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘNative Gold
Formula:Au
ⓘNative Gold var. Electrum
Formula:(Au,Ag)
ⓘPyrite
Formula:FeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite
Formula:Fe1-xS
ⓘQuartz
Formula:SiO2
ⓘRutile
Formula:TiO2
ⓘSiderite
Formula:FeCO3
ⓘSphalerite
Formula:ZnS
ⓘTalc
Formula:Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula:Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
ⓘ'Tourmaline'
Formula:AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Wad'

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Gold
var. Electrum		1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
ⓘ1.AA.05Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘSphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
ⓘChalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
ⓘPyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
ⓘPyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
ⓘMarcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
ⓘArsenopyrite2.EB.20FeAsS
ⓘ'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘGoethite4.00.Fe3+O(OH)
ⓘMagnetite4.BB.05Fe2+Fe3+2O4
ⓘHematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
ⓘQuartz4.DA.05SiO2
ⓘRutile4.DB.05TiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
ⓘAnkerite5.AB.10Ca(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
ⓘDolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
ⓘAragonite5.AB.15CaCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
ⓘAlunite7.BC.10KAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘBeudantite8.BL.05PbFe3+3(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘAlmandine9.AD.25Fe2+3Al2(SiO4)3
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
ⓘTalc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
ⓘMuscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
ⓘKaolinite9.ED.05Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
ⓘ'Biotite'-K(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-
ⓘ'Tourmaline'-AD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
ⓘ'Wad'-
ⓘ'Hornblende Root Name Group'-◻Ca2(Z2+4Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
ⓘ'Manganese Oxides'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
HⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
HⓘBeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
HⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
HⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
HⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
HⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
HⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
HⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
HⓘHornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
HⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
BBoron
BⓘTourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
CCarbon
CⓘAnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
CⓘAragoniteCaCO3
CⓘCalciteCaCO3
CⓘDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CⓘSideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
OⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
OⓘAnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
OⓘAragoniteCaCO3
OⓘAlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
OⓘBaryteBaSO4
OⓘBeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
OⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
OⓘCalciteCaCO3
OⓘDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
OⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
OⓘHematiteFe2O3
OⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
OⓘMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
OⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
OⓘQuartzSiO2
OⓘRutileTiO2
OⓘSideriteFeCO3
OⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
OⓘTourmalineAD3G6(T6O18)(BO3)3X3Z
OⓘHornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
OⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
FFluorine
FⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FⓘHornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
MgMagnesium
MgⓘAnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
MgⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
MgⓘDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
MgⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
AlⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
AlⓘAlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
AlⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
AlⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
AlⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
AlⓘHornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
AlⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
SiⓘAlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
SiⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
SiⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiⓘKaoliniteAl2(Si2O5)(OH)4
SiⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiⓘQuartzSiO2
SiⓘTalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
SiⓘHornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
SiⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
SⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
SⓘArsenopyriteFeAsS
SⓘBaryteBaSO4
SⓘBeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
SⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
SⓘMarcasiteFeS2
SⓘPyriteFeS2
SⓘPyrrhotiteFe1-xS
SⓘSphaleriteZnS
SⓘTetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ClChlorine
ClⓘHornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
KPotassium
KⓘAluniteKAl3(SO4)2(OH)6
KⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
KⓘMuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
KⓘMuscovite var.SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
CaⓘAnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
CaⓘAragoniteCaCO3
CaⓘCalciteCaCO3
CaⓘDolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
CaⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaⓘHornblende Root Name Group◻Ca2(Z42+Z3+)(AlSi7O22)(OH,F,Cl)2
TiTitanium
TiⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
TiⓘRutileTiO2
FeIron
FeⓘAnkeriteCa(Fe2+,Mg)(CO3)2
FeⓘArsenopyriteFeAsS
FeⓘAlmandineFe32+Al2(SiO4)3
FeⓘBeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
FeⓘBiotiteK(Fe2+/Mg)2(Al/Fe3+/Mg/Ti)([Si/Al/Fe]2Si2O10)(OH/F)2
FeⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
FeⓘEpidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeⓘGoethiteFe3+O(OH)
FeⓘHematiteFe2O3
FeⓘMagnetiteFe2+Fe23+O4
FeⓘMarcasiteFeS2
FeⓘPyriteFeS2
FeⓘPyrrhotiteFe1-xS
FeⓘSideriteFeCO3
CuCopper
CuⓘChalcopyriteCuFeS2
CuⓘTetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
ZnZinc
ZnⓘSphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
AsⓘArsenopyriteFeAsS
AsⓘBeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6
AgSilver
AgⓘNative Gold var.Electrum(Au,Ag)
SbAntimony
SbⓘTetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
BaBarium
BaⓘBaryteBaSO4
AuGold
AuⓘNative Gold var.Electrum(Au,Ag)
AuⓘNative GoldAu
PbLead
PbⓘBeudantitePbFe33+(AsO4)(SO4)(OH)6

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References

Legge, P.J., Mill, J.H.A., Ringrose, C.R., McDonald, I.R. (1990) Bottle Creek Deposit, Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea. AusIMM, Melbourne (1990):14(1): 357-361.
Taylor, G. F. (1998). Mineralogical and Geochemical Studies of Gossan and Wall Rocks, Bottle Creek, Western Australia. CRC LEME.
Weinberg, R.F., Groves, D.I., van der Borgh, P., Hodkiewicz, P. (2002) The Ida Shear Zone, Hydrothermal Systems, Giant Ore Deposits, Yilgarn Atlas, Vol III, UWA Gold, Module, Part I, AMIRA Project: p.511.
Robertson, I.D.M. (2003): Bottle Creek Gold Deposits Menzies District Western Australia,CRC LEME (2003).
Australian Department of Industry Tourism and Resources (2006) Mining Closure and Completion (Oct 2006).
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