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Found Here
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
- Operation type
- Surface
- Discovered
- 1992
Records and references
MINING MAGAZINE-JULY 1992. PG. 51.-"MAJOR NEW PROJECTS"*CRU METAL MONITOR, ZINC, OCT. 1991, P. 8.*MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1993, P. 140. MINING MAGAZINE, JAN 94, V. 170 N. 1, P. 30. MINING MAGAZINE, 06/95, P373. "FURTHER STUDIES OF CENTURYZINC PROJECT, QUEENSLAND."
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10208044 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: -27.49650, 152.99860
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Recommended Gear
Estwing E3-22P Rock Pick
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
The classic pocket reference for identifying over 600 rocks and minerals in North America.
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