Winnecke Goldfield

Winnecke Goldfield
HartNorthern Territory
Winnecke Goldfield is located in Northern Territory
Winnecke Goldfield
Winnecke Goldfield
Coordinates23°20′18″S 134°21′56″E / 23.3382°S 134.3656°E / -23.3382; 134.3656
Managing authoritiesParks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory
Coorong battery depot, Winnecke goldfields, 1905
Boiler from Winnecke depot being transported by a team of horses, 1905
Photo of Pascale Ciccone's mine at Winnecke, taken between 1938 - 1939
Winnecke Goldfields in 1938
Winnecke, 1938, crushing plant

The Winnecke Goldfield, sometimes known as Winnecke Depot Goldfield, is a now abandoned goldfield about 70 kilometres north east of Alice Springs and 50 kilometres north west of Arltunga.[1] It is located within the Central Desert Shire Council region.[2] It is on the lands of the Eastern Arrernte people who are the traditional owners and it is within the within the estate known as Inerentye.[3]

It was most productive between 1901 - 1905 with sporadic activity up until the outbreak of World War II. The total recorded production was about 1,500 ounces.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Winnecke Goldfield, Georgina Range, Central Desert Region, Northern Territory, Australia". Mindat.org. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Winnecke Goldfield". NT Place Names Register. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  3. ^ Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife Commission (1 January 2021). "Arltunga Historical Reserve (Arnerre-ntyenge): joint management plan" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. Retrieved 23 May 2024.