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Mount Isa Mines  
   

Mount Isa Mines

They dig up copper, lead, silver and zinc in vast quantities. Each year they take out about 6.2 million tonnes of copper ore and 5.1 million tonnes of lead-zinc ore.
Day 34 Mt Isa

September 18th 2007
Continues 35 deg. Went on an aboveground mine tour today. Very worthwhile. Click 'View full entry' for more photos. ... read more
Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Mt Isa

Australian Flag Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more
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