Crushed ore conveyor, second period of operation, 1976-82 (3).
A drum of uranium concentrate about to leave Mary Kathleen during its original period of operation 1958-63 (3).
Mary Kathleen Uranium Ltd's Lake Corella, about 1964 (2).
Prime Minister Robert Menzies at the Mary Kathleen opening in 1958 (3).
Open Cut in about 1964 (1).
Walls / benches of the open cut mine, late 1970's (3).
Process Plant in about 1964 (1).
Mary Kathleen township, late 1970's (3).
Final precipitation of uranium concentrate, second period of operation 1976-83 (4).
Aerial view of the mine and mill, first period of operation 1963 (5).
Aerial view of the tailings dam and evaporation pond, second period of operation 1976-82 (4).
Aerial view of the mine and mill, second period of operation 1976-82 (4).
Aerial view of the numerous waste rock dumps associated with the mine, second period of operation 1976-82 (4).
1 - Fitzgerald, M L & Hartley, F R, 1965, Uranium. In Exploration and Mining Geology, 8th Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress, Vol. 2, Chapter 9, pp 211-227.
2 - Dew, J M, 1965, Handbook - Australia and New Zealand. In 8th Commonwealth Mining and Metallurgical Congress, Vol. 5, Chapter 9, pp 211-227.
3 - Carroll, B, 1977, Australia's Mines and Miners - An Illustrated History of Australian Mining. Macmillan Company of Australia Pty Ltd, Melbourne, VIC, 116 p.
4 - Annual Reports of Mary Kathleen Uranium Ltd.
5 - Harding, R H, 1992, Wholeheartedly and At Once - A History of the First Operation of Mary Kathleen Uranium Ltd 1954-1964. CRA Ltd, Melbourne, VIC, 191 p.
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