Latitude: 33°40'41"S
Longitude: 138°55'35"E
A copper mine which yielded 10,000 tons of malachite in earlier workings. Started September, 1845.
At its peak was known as 'The Monster Mine'.
Located about 1 km W of Burra.
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References
- Johnson, W. (1963): A reinterpretation of the Burra copper deposit. Australisian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, Proceedings 206, 63-91.
- Rocks & Min.: 20:324
- Min.Rec.: 15:106-107; 12:107; 25:126.
- Grgurci, B., Pring, A. & Drew, G. (1995): Minerals of the Burra Mine, South Australia. Mines and Energy South Australia, Special Publication No. 11, 32 pp.
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