Mines in the Spinifex: The Story of Mount Isa MinesMarco, a young loyalist peasant-soldier, falls in love with Norma, a rebel spy, during the Spanish Civil War. They struggle against a powerful enemy blockade that is preventing the delivery of food in a battle that could change the course of the war. |
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Page 184
... deep any exploration would be costly until the workings of the Black Star mine went deep enough to form a convenient base for prospecting the copper . It can there- fore be understood why the company took years to learn the vastness of ...
... deep any exploration would be costly until the workings of the Black Star mine went deep enough to form a convenient base for prospecting the copper . It can there- fore be understood why the company took years to learn the vastness of ...
Page 191
... deep below the mining valley of Mount Isa . The cessation of copper smelting in 1946 was a prelude to the erection of a new copper mill and smelter that would provide the effici- which the antiquated plant could never provide . ency ...
... deep below the mining valley of Mount Isa . The cessation of copper smelting in 1946 was a prelude to the erection of a new copper mill and smelter that would provide the effici- which the antiquated plant could never provide . ency ...
Page 205
... deep drill - holes . The ore channels were large , but the lead and zinc were mixed with a large proportion of barren Queens- land . The company then concentrated on Handlebar and Tombstone Hills , where the mineralization was strongest ...
... deep drill - holes . The ore channels were large , but the lead and zinc were mixed with a large proportion of barren Queens- land . The company then concentrated on Handlebar and Tombstone Hills , where the mineralization was strongest ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
Copper of the Kalkadoons | 18 |
The Duchess and the Hermit | 28 |
Copyright | |
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