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Shay Gap Mine - WA

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Position

DEG: -20.50113 120.11138

DMS: 20º 30' 4.06" S 120º 06' 40.97" E

UTM: 51 K 7730401mN 198706mE

Altitude: 244.86m

Place Type

Infrastructure - No Public Entry

Location

83.39kms NorthEast of Marble Bar
158.04kms East of Port Hedland
266.61kms SouthWest of Bidyadanga Community
504.35kms SouthWest of Looma

Address & Contact

Marble Bar WA

Phone: N/A

Email: N/A

Web: N/A

Information

The former mining town of Shay Gap is now abandoned and is not open to the public due to asbestos contamination. The town of Shay Gap was built to service iron ore mines in the surrounding area and was established by Mount Goldsworthy Mining Company. The mine ceased operating in December 1993. Buildings and structures were relocated, demolished or sold.

PlaceID	57614

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Marble Bar at 02/01:00am WST

Distance from Shay Gap Mine 83.83km SW

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
22.5°C	18.3°C	29%	3.6°C	1017.2hPa	0.0mm	ESE	15km/hr 8knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Pardoo Station

Distance from Shay Gap Mine 70.46km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	36.4	35.6	36.1	35.4	31.6	28.3	27.9	30.1	32.8	35.6	36.6	36.4
Mean Min. °C	25.9	25.7	24.4	21.6	17.1	14.6	12.9	13.5	16.0	19.5	22.1	24.8
Mean Rain mm	63.5	80.4	64.1	19.0	24.6	27.2	9.7	4.8	2.8	0.8	3.3	23.5