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Spotted Tiger Mine
Spotted tiger mine was a mica mine in the Hart Range, Northern Territory, Harts Range area of the Northern Territory of Australia and it is now abandoned. It was once lauded the "greatest mica mine the world". The mine primarily produced muscovite, a form of white mica, although smoky quartz and garnet were also found there. It got its name from the staining of much of the mica found there which made it appear 'spotted'. The Traditional Owners of this site are the Pwetyalaneme and Artwele peoples. History The mine was likely first used in 1917 and one of the early owners of this mine was Bill Petrick who owned it in the lead up to World War I and it was the highest producing mine on the Harts Range field at this time. From the late 1920s onwards syndicates of Italian miners took over many of the surrounding mines and, in 1927, Innocente Vendramini was the part owner. Vendramini had immigrated from Italy to Australia that same year and was later joined at the mine by his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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