Lake Carey
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| Lake Carey | |
|---|---|
| Location | Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 29°5′4″S 122°18′56″E / 29.08444°S 122.31556°ECoordinates: 29°5′4″S 122°18′56″E / 29.08444°S 122.31556°E |
| Lake type | salt lake |
| Basin countries | Australia |
Lake Carey is a salt lake 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Laverton, Western Australia within the Laverton Tectonic Zone, that has been associated with the presence of gold since the 1890s [1] and recently there has been renewed exploration drilling. Midas, the company who have sponsored the drilling, estimates that there may be 25 million ounces (780 tonnes) of gold [2] within the site. It has also been reported that there may well be significant amounts of nickel and zinc.
The Wangkathaa people are associated with the land around Lake Carey[3].
[edit] References
- Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2007-05-25. (under Linden) ^
- MIDAS final report 2004PDF ^
- Aboriginal People in Western AustraliaPDF (200 KiB) ^
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