Mineral fields of Western Australia explained

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^[1] 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.^[2] The three areas outside proclaimed Gold Fields are listed below the table: -

Prefix code number	Official Gold/Mineral Field	Current Goldfield District	Current mining registrar	Area in km^2	Gazetted date
01	Greenbushes M.F.^[3]		Perth	101
04	West Kimberley G.F.^[4]		Karratha	225,373
08	Ashburton G.F.^[5]		Karratha	69,930
09	Gascoyne G.F.^[6]		Karratha	130,535
12	Collie River M.F.^[7]		Perth	640
15	Coolgardie G.F.	Coolgardie	Coolgardie	24,304
16	Coolgardie G.F.	Kunanalling	Coolgardie	6004
20	Murchison G.F.	Cue	Mount Magnet	22,256
21	Murchison G.F.	Day Dawn	Mount Magnet	2,320
24	Broad Arrow G.F.		Kalgoorlie	2,668
25	East Coolgardie G.F.	Bulong	Kalgoorlie	2,564
26	East Coolgardie G.F.		Kalgoorlie	2,098
27	North East Coolgardie G.F.	Kanowna	Kalgoorlie	2,833
28	North East Coolgardie G.F.	Kurnalpi	Kalgoorlie	50,531
29	North Coolgardie G.F.	Menzies	Kalgoorlie	17,265
30	North Coolgardie G.F.	Ullaring	Kalgoorlie	8,011
31	North Coolgardie G.F.	Yerilla	Kalgoorlie	8,184
36	East Murchison G.F.	Lawlers	Meekatharra	17,330
37	Mount	Margaret G.F.	Mount Malcolm	Leonora	15,587
38	Mount	Margaret G. F.	Mount Margaret	Leonora	103,322
39	Mount	Margaret G.F.	Mount Morgans	Leonora	36,278
40	North Coolgardie G.F.	Niagara	Leonora	1,782
45	Pilbara G.F.		Marble Bar		Marble Bar	359,698
46	Pilbara G.F.	Nullagine		Marble Bar	27,516
47	West Pilbara G.F.		Karratha	75,711
51	Murchison G.F.	Meekatharra	Meekatharra	31,727
52	Peak Hill G.F.		Meekatharra	84,330
53	East Murchison G.F.	Wiluna	Leonora	27,184
57	East Murchison G.F.	Black Range	Mount Magnet	22,976
58	Murchison G.F.	Mount Magnet	Mount Magnet	9,674
59	Yalgoo G.F.		Mount Magnet	60,165
63	Dundas G.F.		Norseman	29,604
66	Northampton M.F.		Perth	3,377
69	Warburton M.F.		Perth
70	South West M.F.		Perth	229,561
74	Phillips River G.F.		Perth	16,835
77	Yilgarn G.F.		Southern Cross	44,807
80	Kimberley G.F.		Karratha	224,834

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

See also

• Eastern Goldfields
• Ghost towns of the Goldfields of Western Australia
• Goldfields–Esperance
• Hints to Prospectors and Owners of Treatment Plants
• Mining in Western Australia
• Regions of Western Australia
• State Batteries in Western Australia
• Western Australia Atlas of mineral deposits and petroleum fields
• Western Australian Goldfields

Further reading

• (1981) Mineral fields of the southwest : guide book / by S.A. Wilde, C.R.M. Butt, J.L. Baxter ; compiled by T.E. Johnston. [Australia] : Geological Society of Australia, 1981. Excursion guide ; A4 Geological Society of Australia, fifth Australian Geological Convention.
• (1936) Map of the Western Australian goldfields and mineral fields 1936 [cartographic material]/ Mines Department of Western Australia. Scale [ca.1:550 000]. [ca. 1" = 10 miles]. (E 112° -- E 123°/S 020° -- S 036°) Shows state batteries, telegraph lines and stock routes. Battye accession number 002306.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-06-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080721054422/http://www.doir.wa.gov.au/documents/Info1.pdf . 21 July 2008 . dmy-all . pages 8,9,10
2. (1981) Map of Western Australia showing |Administrative Divisions and principal mines and operators Perth, Department of Mines Administrative divisions list
3. News: Greenbushes mineral field . . 16 . 4630 . Western Australia . 3 August 1910 . 8 March 2017 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: News and notes . . 1499 . Western Australia . 30 July 1937 . 9 March 2017 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: Western Australia . . XVII . 11,515 . New South Wales, Australia . 19 September 1890 . 9 March 2017 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: Gascoyne. . . XIV . 677 . Western Australia . 16 December 1898 . 9 March 2017 . 129 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: Collie River coal mining district . . XVI. 801 . Western Australia . 4 May 1901 . 9 March 2017 . 32 . National Library of Australia.