Early development of the mine[edit]
In February 1962, three international mining companies: the British-ownedConsolidated Goldfields (Aust) Pty Ltd,Cyprus Mines Corporationof Los Angeles andUtah Construction & Mining Company[5][6]of San Francisco, formed Mount Goldsworthy Mining Associates (GML). The consortium was granted an export licence in early 1963 to ship 4 million tonnes of iron ore per year from a port to be built atFinucane IslandatPort Hedland, 100 km west.
The consortium signed a contract with Japanese steel mills in February 1965 with a stipulation that the first shipment of ore had to be made within 15 months.
Construction of the port and town commenced in February 1965 and the first rail-delivery of iron ore was made to Finucane Island on 1 December 1965. The first 24,900 tonnes of ore was loaded at Finucane Island ontoHarvey S. Muddon 26 June 1966.[7]The mine was hit byCyclone Amyin 1980 but it was rebuilt.
700 people lived in 200 houses at Goldsworthy at its peak. The mine at Goldsworthy was closed on 22 December 1982 and mining operations ceased atShay Gapin 1993. The town was abandoned in 1992. Upon closure, all buildings were removed, all vegetation not indigenous to the local area was burnt, and the roads torn up. This was done in accordance with the government's policy of regrowth to avoid the occurrence ofghost towns.[8]Today, very little remains on the site to indicate that the town ever existed. Thepitthat was the mine still exists, but is flooded. Therailwayto other mines passes nearby, and there is a (solar powered)radio repeatersite to service the railway. The street layout can still be seen from the airClimate[ed
Climate data for Goldsworthy Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 48.5
(119.3)47.8
(118.0)46.0
(114.8)43.1
(109.6)39.9
(103.8)34.3
(93.7)35.6
(96.1)37.7
(99.9)42.1
(107.8)44.4
(111.9)48.0
(118.4)47.1
(116.8)48.5
(119.3)Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 39.6
(103.3)38.8
(101.8)38.7
(101.7)36.5
(97.7)31.6
(88.9)28.3
(82.9)28.0
(82.4)30.5
(86.9)34.3
(93.7)37.6
(99.7)39.5
(103.1)40.4
(104.7)35.3
(95.5)Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)26.3
(79.3)26.1
(79.0)23.8
(74.8)19.7
(67.5)16.6
(61.9)15.0
(59.0)16.5
(61.7)19.0
(66.2)21.5
(70.7)23.7
(74.7)25.3
(77.5)21.7
(71.1)Record low °C (°F) 20.5
(68.9)19.1
(66.4)18.9
(66.0)16.1
(61.0)12.2
(54.0)8.7
(47.7)6.9
(44.4)9.2
(48.6)12.2
(54.0)15.1
(59.2)16.3
(61.3)17.5
(63.5)6.9
(44.4)Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 67.6
(2.66)93.9
(3.70)57.9
(2.28)15.0
(0.59)23.1
(0.91)19.0
(0.75)9.8
(0.39)3.9
(0.15)1.3
(0.05)2.5
(0.10)2.3
(0.09)28.0
(1.10)329.7
(12.98)Average precipitation days 6.3 8.0 4.3 1.5 2.1 1.9 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 2.5 25.7 Averagerelative humidity(%) 35 37 32 24 27 27 22 21 17 19 21 27 26 Source:[10] Bit of history of Goldsworthy
Early development of the mine[edit]In February 1962, three...
Add M4M (ASX) to my watchlist
 (20min delay)
|
|||||
|
Last
2.9¢ |
Change
-0.002(6.45%) |
Mkt cap ! $104.3M | |||
| Open | High | Low | Value | Volume |
| 3.2¢ | 3.2¢ | 2.9¢ | $464.9K | 15.01M |
Buyers (Bids)
| No. | Vol. | Price($) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2519654 | 2.9¢ |
Sellers (Offers)
| Price($) | Vol. | No. |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0¢ | 320000 | 1 |
View Market Depth
| Last trade - 16.10pm 23/05/2024 (20 minute delay) ? |
|
|||||
|
Last
2.9¢ |
Change
-0.002 ( 5.84 %) |
||||
| Open | High | Low | Volume | ||
| 3.2¢ | 3.2¢ | 2.9¢ | 5636329 | ||
| Last updated 15.59pm 23/05/2024 ? | |||||
| M4M (ASX) Chart |