Gold (+silver) mine. Epithermal vein deposits within the Tavua Caldera. Opened 1933. Located at the northern tip of the main Island of Viti Levu, in the Nakaudavadra Mountaisn about 100Km NW of Suva and 8 km inland from the coast (Smith et al. 2008)
References:
- (in part): Mining Annual Review 91985): 379;
- Anthony, Bideaux, Bladh, Nichols: "Handbook of Mineralogy", Vol. 1, 1990.
- Smith, B.; Smith, C. & Wilson, W. E. (2008): The Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Viti Levu, Fiji. Mineralogical Record 39: 397-301
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Map Reference: 17°30'24"S , 177°51'12"E
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