Mookaite for sale Mookaite is a silicified porcellanite or Jasper formed in the sedimentary environment of the ocean floor. Siliceous ooze is a siliceous pelagic sediment that covers large areas of the deep ocean floor. Siliceous oozes consist predominantly of the remains of microscopic sea creatures, mostly those of diatoms and radiolarians. The silica material from which it is derived comes from …
Note: This is exclusively an exploration licence. No mining activities will take place in this area. MINERAL RESOURCES (SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT) (MINERAL INDUSTRIES) REGULATIONS 2013 – SCHEDULE 8 Schedule 8—Information required in notice of application for an exploration licence or retention licence Regulations 20, 23 and 40 Part 1: Applicant: Tamas Kapitany Address: 13 Olive Rd, …
Mining Zebra Stone with Crystal World Zebra stone is a reddish-brown and white-banded sedimentary material from the Kimberley district of Western Australia. Zebra stonei s quartz and ‘sericite’ mica, and the minerals kaolinite, dickite and alunite. Zebra stone is found near the Ord River in lenses and seams within the Johnny Cake Shale Member of the Ranford Formation, formed during the late Precambrian …
Tiger Iron for sale from our mines Tiger Iron Mine Think of an object made of iron: An I-beam, a car frame, a nail. Now imagine that half of the iron in that object owes its existence to bacteria living two and a half billion years ago. That’s the upshot of a study published this week in …
Stichtite Hill is a mine owned By Mike and Elenor Phelan in conjunction with Tom Kapitany . In 1998 after seeing some samples in Mike Phelans collection, Tom convinced Mike and Elenor to peg a mining licence over the area. He saw the potential of the green serpentine and the purple stichtite as a unique …
Crystal World has a mining lease in Bolton, Victoria. The etymology of selenite is through Middle English selinete, from Latin selenites, from Greek selēnitēs (lithos), literally, moonstone or stone of the moon, from selēnē (Moon). The ancients had a belief that certain transparent crystals waxed and waned with the moon. From the 15th century, “selenite” has referred specifically to …
Mining Mookaite Mining Mookaite in Western Australia at Mooka Springs Visit our Shop Tom Kapitany owns the mine A lot has changed since the early days of mining Heavy machinery is a huge force multiplier, and makes it easier to restore the ground to original condition when mining is completed. Mining is a team effort …
Goongewa is a zinc mine located near Kunnarra in Western Australia. Through an intermediate we were able to arrange permission to mine minerals specimens for approximately two months. During this time we managed to remove about 10 tonnes of specimens, consisting of Calcite associated with Galena, Chalcopyrite, Marcascite. While there was potential to obtain many …
In 1999 I was given a unique opportunity to visit the Elizabeth Mine site in Karratha, Western Australia. It was a small operation run jointly by East Coast Mining and Legend Mining. With only about 12 full time staff, access was easy. Larger mining operations have no interest in mineral specimen collecting, as they do …
Mining Amethyst Eldorado at Daves Prospect Eldorado Victoria Formerly Active Lease – Previously Owned By D Roberts, Pat Jordan, T Kapitany Located in Central Nothern Victoria near Wangaratta, Eldorado was an old mining town. At the turn of the century, a rich source of alluvial tin was found along with a variety of semiprecious gems …
