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Mineral fields of Western Australia

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Mining in Western Australia is administered in terms of the administrative divisions of the:-

Contents

  • 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. 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 October 1967 now number 69 above

    • References

    Mineral fields of Western Australia Wikipedia
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