Burra Burra Copper Mine
Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
A former copper mine near the township of Burra.
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The mine was worked between 1845 and 1877. The open cut mine was worked between 1970 and 1981. The pit is now flooded with water and no collecting is allowed.
The site produced some world class specimens of azurite and malachite, as well as a variety of other copper ores.
Mindat lists 47 mineral species from the site.
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We may have specimens from various locales around South Australia including:
South Australia- Billy Springs Mine, Mount Fitton homestead, Mount Freeling, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
- Burra Burra Copper Mine, Burra, Goyder Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
- Iron Monarch Main Pit, Iron Knob, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
- Paratoo copper Mine, Paratoo, District Council of Peterborough, South Australia, Australia
- Preamimma Mine, Rural City of Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia
- Sir Dominick Mine, Yudnamutana District, Arkaroola, Pastoral Unincorporated Area, South Australia, Australia
- St John's Quarry, St John's, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
- Tom's Quarry, Koonunga, Light Regional Council, South Australia, Australia
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