Whim Creek / Mons Cupri
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Found Here
Mining history
- Status
- Prospect
- Operation type
- Surface
- Workings
- Surface, Underground
- Discovered
- 1888
- First production
- 1899
Records and references
MARSHALL, R.A. AND GOODHEART, B.A. 1979."POTENTIAL FOREXPLOITATION OF OXIDIZED COPPER ORES IN WESTERNAUSTRALIA." GOVERNMENTAL CHEMICAL LABORATORIES, WESTERNAUSTRALIA. REPORT NO.22. PERTH. MILLER,L.J. AND GAIR,H.S.1975."MONS CUPRI COPPER-LEAD-ZINCSILVER DEPOSIT. "ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUSTRALIA AND PAPUANEW GUINEA, I. METALS. AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MININGAND METALLURGY, MEBOURNE. REYNOLDS, D. G;BROOK,W.A. MARSHAL, A.E.; AND ALLCHURCH P.D.1975."VOLCANOGENIC COPPER-ZINC DEPOSITS IN THE PILBARAAND YILGARN ARCHEAN BLOCKS."ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF AUST. AND PAPUA NEW GUINEA, I. METALS. AUSTRAILIAN INSTIUTE OFMINING AND METALLURGY, MELBOURNE. WHIM CREEK CONSOLIDATED N.L. ANNUAL REPORTS 1977-79. MINING JOURNAL, 11/17/95, P369, "DOMINION'S WHIM CREEKAGREEMENT". EMJ. APRIL 1970 PG 144. REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1990/91, P. 273. REGISTER OF AUSTRALIAN MINING, 1990/91, P. 275. DOMINION MINING LTD., 1994 ANNUAL REPORT, P.71.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10255958 — view the source record
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Coordinates: -20.82992, 117.79935
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