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The Aberfoyle mine, Rossarden, Tasmania

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

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Tin-bearing quartz veins in Cambro-Ordovician slates and quartzites were discovered at Rossarden, Tasmania about 1926. Systematic exploratory and developmental work was conducted in succeeding years and mining operations commenced in September, 1932.

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Title The Aberfoyle mine, Rossarden, Tasmania
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/9bc98ffa-05a9-4987-b94f-4ed4b7da1af0
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Reference Period 20/04/2018
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "The Aberfoyle mine, Rossarden, Tasmania". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/the-aberfoyle-mine-rossarden-tasmania