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Goongewa
is a zinc mine located near Kunnarra in Western Australia. Through
an intermediate we were able to arrange permission to mine minerals
specimens for approximately two months. During this time we managed
to remove about 10 tonnes of specimens, consisting of Calcite
associated with Galena, Chalcopyrite, Marcascite. While there
was potential to obtain many more specimens, mining restrictions
and numerous blasting operations reduced the available time to
access some of the cavities. In the photo below Taiyo Aldofus
is in a giant 10 by 10 metre cavity surrounded by wonderful Calcite
and Galena specimens. He had only a crow bar and 1 hour to remove
what he could before they blasted the cavity.
to
be continued
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