Orieco mine, Scamander mining district, Break O'Day municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Blue-green antlerite and green brochantite on weathered chalcocite ore. Mineral Resources Tasmania specimen, R Bottrill photo. FOV ~ 20mm
© R. Bottrill
Blue scorodite sprays in cavities in weathered arsenopyrite ore. Mineral Resources Tasmania specimen, R Bottrill photo. FOV ~ 10mm
Arsenopyrite crystals with unknown copper Sulphate in matrix from the Orieco copper mine. Self collected in 1996. Specimen and Photograph A. Tuma.
© Andrew tuma
Blue to white coating of chalcoalumite on weathered sulphide ore. Mineral Resources Tasmania specimen, R Bottrill photo. FOV ~ 15mm
Brochantite sprays in cavities in weathered chalcocite ore. Mineral Resources Tasmania specimen, R Bottrill photo. FOV ~ 10mm
© R. Bottrill 2007
Malachite sprays in cavities in weathered chalcocite ore. Mineral Resources Tasmania specimen, R Bottrill photo. FOV ~ 10mm
© R. Bottrill 2008
Malachite crystals on matrix, FOV 55mm. Specimen 105x85. Self collected in 1996. Specimen and Photograph A. Tuma
Native copper with some fibrous malachite, MRT collectiom
© R Bottrill
Green Antlerite on weathered Chalcocite. Specimen and Photograph J. Melville.
© James Melville
Pale pink to pale blue crust of chalcoalumite with green brochantite and yellow crusty beaverite-(Cu). Visual ID by Ralph Bottrill in about 2007. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 55 images (first photo - chalcoalumite) and 80 images (second photo - brochantite).
© Steve Sorrell
Old mine entry point. photo taken in late 2008
© Andrew Tuma
The remains of the Orieco Mine. Some small specimens still to be found. Photo from Family field trip in late 2008.
Some 20 metres from the entrance the adit has been blocked with a concrete wall stopping all access deeper into mine.
The mine works follows the ridge some 40 metres below the top of the ridge. The air vent is located about half way along the Adit. The mineralized seam follows the ridge line for about 3 Kilometres.
View of Mine area from upper Scamander Road