Whim Creek, Western Australia
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| Whim Creek Western Australia |
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| Population: | 140 |
| Established: | 1872 |
| Postcode: | 6718 |
| Location: | 1645 km (1022 mi) from Perth |
| LGA: | Shire of Roebourne |
| State District: | North West Coastal |
| Federal Division: | Kalgoorlie |
Whim Creek ( ) is a village in Western Australia.
Originally a post office known as "Whim Well", Whim Creek is on the North West Coastal Highway midway between Karratha and Port Hedland. It is 1,645 kilometres (1,022 mi) north of Perth and a stopover point for travellers to Broome.
Copper was discovered several kilometers west of the town in 1872 and gold 20 km north in 1887. Copper was shipped via a small port on the coast at nearby Balla Balla.
At its peak, the town supported two hotels, a blacksmith, a police station and a horse track, but gradually declined to a near ghost town by the 1980s, supported by a few prospectors and the occasional passing tourist.
Straits Resources Limited reopened copper mining operations in 2005 and expect to yield 51,000 tonnes of Grade-A copper cathode from an ore reserve of 6.6 million tonnes grading 1% copper over the next 5 years.
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