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Savage River Mines (1965 - 1996)

Function: Metallurgy and Mineralogy or Mining

Location: Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia

Savage River Mines was established in 1965 and operated an open-cut magnetite mine at Savage River west of Waratah and a pellet plant and loading facility at Port Latta. The company was a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pickands Mather International and ceased open-cut operations at Savage River in April 1996.

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Location: Wynyard, Tasmania

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A001404. [ Details ]

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