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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 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.(1981) ''Map of Western Australia showing , Administrative Divisions and principal mines and operators'' Perth, Department of Mines ''Administrative divisions list'' The three areas outside proclaimed Gold Fields are listed below the table: - 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 Octo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mining In Western Australia
Mining in Western Australia, together with the petroleum industry in the state, accounted for 94% of the State's and 46% of Australia's income from total merchandise exports in 2019–20. The state of Western Australia hosted 123 predominantly higher value and export-oriented mining projects and hundreds of smaller quarries and mines. The principal projects produced more than 99 per cent of the industry's total sales value. Western Australia's mineral and petroleum industry, in 2019–20, had a value of $174 billion, up from $145 billion in 2018–19. The value of the mineral and petroleum industry in 2005–06 was $43 billion. Iron ore was, in 2019–20, the most important commodity in Western Australia, accounting for 60 percent of sales in the state's mineral and petroleum industry. The petroleum sector, consisting of oil and gas, followed in second place with 22 percent of the overall value. The third most important commodity in the state was gold, at $16 billion, 9.2 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalgoorlie Miner
''The Kalgoorlie Miner'' (commonly known as ''The Miner'') is a daily newspaper circulating in the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Goldfields-Esperance region, in Western Australia. It is published Monday to Saturday by Hocking & Co. Pty Ltd in Kalgoorlie and printed by Colourpress Pty Ltd in East Victoria Park. ''The West Australian'' and ''The Kalgoorlie Miner'' are the only two newspapers in Western Australia produced daily. It is also part of the West Regional network. History ''The Kalgoorlie Miner'' was founded by Sidney Edwin Hocking in September 1895. In 1896, Sidney Hocking launched Hocking & Co. Ltd with himself, brothers Percy and Ernest Hocking, J. W. Kirwan and their printer W. W. Willcock as shareholders. By 1898, ''The Kalgoorlie Miner'' had become a harsh critic of the Western Australian Government, led by John Forrest. The newspaper contended that the government discriminated against the goldfields population by inadequate parliamentary representati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westralian Worker
The ''Westralian Worker'' was a newspaper established in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in 1900 and published until its demise in 1951 in Perth, Western Australia. History It was established as the ''Official organ of the Western Australian Labor Party'' — with the subtitle of "A journal devoted to the interest of trade unionism, co-operation and labour in politics". In April 1912 it was moved to Perth and was published by the ''Westralian Worker Printing and Publishing Company''. The company also published union books and pamphlets as well as the ''Westralian Worker.'' It was also known as the People's Printing and Publishing Company. The newspaper attempted to balance views between conscriptionists and anti-conscriptionists in World War I, but eventually became a mouthpiece for the anti-conscriptionists. The editorial policy included tackling perceived biases of other Western Australian newspapers. The newspaper was based in Holman House. Notable editors *Thomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle Morning Herald And Miners' Advocate
The ''Newcastle Herald'' (formerly branded as ''The Herald'') is a local tabloid newspaper published daily, Monday to Saturday, in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is the only local newspaper that serves the greater Hunter Region and Central Coast region six days a week. It is owned by Australian Community Media. Overview The ''Newcastle Herald'' is the Hunter's largest local media organisation, and enjoys a long affinity and reader involvement with the region's residents. It is also well read in Sydney (with readership figures showing a 20% increase in Sydney readership on Saturdays) and interstate, and is usually seen as an accurate record of business and local data for those looking to relocate to the region. The paper features the only classifieds section published six days a week across the region. The ''Newcastle Herald'' employs more than 310 full-time staff, and injects $17 million into the local economy each year. History The ''Newcastle Herald'' had it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Mail (Western Australia)
''The Western Mail'', or ''Western Mail'', was the name of two weekly newspapers published in Perth, Western Australia. Published 1885–1955 The first ''Western Mail'' was published on 19 December 1885 by Charles Harper and John Winthrop Hackett, co-owners of ''The West Australian'', the state's major daily paper. It was printed by James Gibney at the paper's office in St Georges Terrace. In 1901, in the publication ''Twentieth century impressions of Western Australia'', a history of the early days of the ''West Australian'' and the ''Western Mail'' was published. In the 1920s ''The West Australian'' employed its first permanent photographer Fred Flood, many of whose photographs were featured in the ''Western Mail''. In 1933 it celebrated its first use of photographs in 1897 in a ''West Australian'' article. The Western Mail featured early work from a large number of prominent West Australian authors and artists, including; Mary Durack, Elizabeth Durack, May Gibbs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eastern Goldfields
The Eastern Goldfields is part of the Western Australian Goldfields in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, covering the present and former gold-mining area east of Perth. Extent and name origin The region encompasses the towns of Kalgoorlie, Boulder, Coolgardie, Kambalda, Southern Cross and other smaller settlements within this area. The name is derived in two parts: ''Eastern'' in relation to its location from Perth, and ''Goldfields'' as the name suggests comes from the mining of gold in the region. Vegetation and biological survey In the 1980s, a series of surveys were reported for the broader region. The component areas were designated: * Lake Johnston - Hyden * Edjudina - Menzies * Youanmi - Leonora * Duketon - Sir Samuel * Kurnalpi - Kalgoorlie * Norseman - Balladonia * Sandston - Sir Samuel and Leonora - Laverton * Boorabbin - Southern Cross and Barlee - Menzies Transport The region was the destination of the long-running ''Westland'' overnight railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghost Towns Of The Goldfields Of Western Australia
The Goldfields region of Western Australia has an extensive array of active and historical mining operations and towns. Some of the towns listed here were developed and abandoned within a short space of time in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century. Some mines and towns have been revived with the fate of the nickel and gold mining operations in the region. Other minerals have also seen mines and towns develop. A number of the towns' names are also names of Goldfields and Goldfield districts in the mineral fields of Western Australia. Considerable information about the locations has been compiled for the ''Golden Quest Discovery Trail''. and the ''West Australian Gold Towns and Settlements'' volumes published by Hesperian Press, which includes localities in other regions. Towns * Abbotts * Agnew * Austin * Balagundi * Balgarri * Bardoc * Beria * Big Bell * Black Flag * Bonnie Vale * Boogardie * Boorabbin * Boorara * Boulder * Broad Arrow * B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldfields–Esperance
The Goldfields–Esperance region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia, and comprises the local government areas of Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Kalgoorlie–Boulder, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku and Ravensthorpe. It also incorporates the area along the Great Australian Bight to the South Australian border known as the Nullarbor Plain. Geography The Goldfields–Esperance region is the largest of Western Australia's regions, with an area of , larger than the U.S. state of Texas. It is mostly a low and flat plateau of extremely ancient Precambrian rocks that have been stable since long before the Paleozoic Era. Because of the extreme geological stability and the absence of glaciation since the Carboniferous, the soils are extremely infertile and generally quite saline. Consequently, the region supports the lowest stocking rates in the world: it is considered that one sheep per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hints To Prospectors And Owners Of Treatment Plants
''Hints to Prospectors and Owners of Treatment Plants'' was a booklet published and distributed to gold prospectors in Australia, although its original focus was Western Australia in the 1930s. It went to 10 editions and was published until the 1960s. Its main author was identified as the Perth Branch of the Royal Mint of Great Britain. Most editions had a list of major contributors, which included government officials in Western Australia. The preface indicated the general focus to be: ...The owners and operators of Prospecting Areas, Leaseholds, Batteries and Treatment Plants in remote Mining Districts where facilities are few and conditions difficult... Similar and earlier guides In the era of earlier gold rushes, similar guides had appeared in the 1890s in other states, and in other countries similar books had appeared. Origins The Perth Mint's Anthea Harris, at a conference in 1999, summarised the origins of the book: The Perth Mint also has a more recent online summa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is divided into regions according to a number of systems. The most common system is the WA Government division of the state into regions for economic development purposes, which comprises nine defined regions; however, there are a number of other systems, including those made for purposes of land management (such as agriculture and conservation), information gathering (such as statistical and meteorological), and election for political office. The various different systems were defined for different purposes, and give specific boundaries, but although many of the different systems' regions have similar names, they have different boundaries; the names and boundaries of regions can and do vary between systems. The ''Regional Development Commissions Act'' regions The Western Australian system of regions defined by the Government of Western Australia for purposes of economic development administration, which excludes the Perth metropolitan region, is a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Batteries In Western Australia
State Batteries in Western Australia were government owned and run ore-crushing facilities for the gold mining industry. Western Australia was the only Australian state to provide batteries to assist gold prospectors and small mines. They existed in almost all of the mineral fields of Western Australia. State Batteries were gold batteries where ore was crushed to separate gold ore. Stamp mills were gauged by the number of heads they had in operation for the crushing of ore. Many of the government operated batteries had very short operating times, some for a year or two, while a few were 50 years or more in operation. They were part of the Western Australian Department of Mines operations. Origins The first private battery in Kalgoorlie was constructed at the Croesus mine in 1894. As early as 1897 there was consideration of ore-crushing facilities being funded by private or government means. The first government battery was constructed at Norseman in 1898. But by 1906 there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia Atlas Of Mineral Deposits And Petroleum Fields
''Western Australia atlas of mineral deposits and petroleum fields'' is a multiple-edition summary of mining and petroleum activity in Western Australia in the twenty-first century. It was published in earlier forms by the earlier Department of Mines, later the Department of Industry and Resources, and most recently the Department of Mines and Petroleum, and the Geological Survey of Western Australia The editions of the map, and the specifying the names of the mine and oilfield operators provide an indicative profile of the mineral and petroleum activity in a state that had significant investment fluctuations in the 2000s, and 2010s, with a large amount of investment and government budgetary estimations based on the perceived extended boom of the industries. Earlier forms Prior to the ''Atlas series'', there were dated maps without text or indexes. * 1906 The 1906 map created by Maitland Brown was a major accomplishment to tie in the range of mineral fields and administrativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
