Mount Ida Gold Mine
The Mount Ida Gold Mine is a Gold mining, gold mine located 86 km north-west of Menzies, Western Australia.MINEDEX website - Mt Ida - Timoni search result
accessed: 17 January 2010 Gold was initially encountered on-site in 1895 which led to gold rush and an increase of population in the area. The mine was formerly owned by Monarch Gold Mining Company Ltd, and went on care and maintenance when Monarch went into Administration (law), administration in June 2008.MONARCH GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED (MON)
delisted.com.au, accessed: 15 January 2010 The mine was subs ...
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Menzies, Western Australia
Menzies is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, east-northeast of the state capital, Perth, and north-northwest of the city of Kalgoorlie. At the 2016 census, Menzies had a population of 108. Aboriginal people have lived in this area since time immemorial, and the local group are the Kaburn Bardu. History Gold was discovered in the area in 1894, and Leslie Robert Menzies, a Canadian-born prospector, and John McDonald were the first to take up a lease here in October 1894, naming it the "Lady Shenton". It was a rich gold find, and the Mining Warden for the area recommended a townsite be declared in 1895, named in Menzies' honour. The townsite was gazetted in August 1895. Land around the town was sold in 1895 and by 1896 it had become a municipality. A railway line was constructed from Kalgoorlie to Menzies and opened on 22 March 1898. By 1900, Menzies had a population of approximately 10,000 with thirteen hotels and two breweries. There were appl ...
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