Copperfield Historic Area - WA

  Historic Site

Position

DEG: -29.090391 120.463051
DMS: 29º 05' 25.41" S 120º 27' 46.98" E
UTM: 51 J 6779341mN 253074mE
Altitude: 476.01m

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Ularring WA
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Information

Site 19 of the Golden Quest Discovery Trail (GQDT).
This is the site of the former town of Copperfield. It borders the west side of the junction. The David Copperfield mine is a trench, mullock, shafts etc. It is assumed it was named by a fan of Charles Dickens. In the late 1890's, the mine was developed by the Mount Ida Consols Company. Copperfield was worked to 180 feet deep, but little development work was done. When doubts surfaced about the value of ore at depth, and the short nature of the shoots on the goldfield, the company abandoned the mine in 1906. The company achieved 9364 tonnes of ore for 15 786 ounces of gold.

The mine was then taken over by the government as a water supply for the Mount Ida state battery.

There is more information on the signboard here and presumably in the guidebook for the Golden Quest Discovery Trail.
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Closest Weather Station

Leonora Airport at 28/07:30pm WST
Distance from Copperfield Historic Area 86.42km E
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
24.5°C22.5°C36%8.5°C1016.0hPa0.0mmESE9km/hr
5knots
11km/hr
6knots

Closest Climatic Station

Leonora
Distance from Copperfield Historic Area 87.37km E
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C37.035.332.627.922.819.018.420.724.928.932.235.3
Mean Min. °C21.820.918.614.810.27.46.17.010.013.717.020.0
Mean Rain mm24.730.729.220.324.125.018.916.08.99.612.616.8

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