SHOWCASE SILVER MINE OF THE WEEK – CANNINGTON!!
The Cannington Silver and Lead Mine is an Australian underground mine located in north-west Queensland, in the Shire of McKinlay, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) southeast of Mount Isa. The deposit was discovered by Broken Hill Proprietary Company (BHP) in 1990. The mine was the supplier of silver for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Cannington takes its name from the pastoral property near the deposit. - "911metallurgist.com, Wikipedia"
To view the mine in Google Maps, kindly click on the link below:
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