Mary Kathleen, Queensland

Mary Kathleen was a mining settlement in the northwestern part of Queensland, Australia. It is located in the Selwyn Range between Mount Isa and Mount Cloncurry.

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Mary Kathleen was first settled during the 1860s. In 1954 a large deposit of Uranium was discovered at the site. Mary Kathleen Uranium Ltd. built a mine at the site, with 4,500 tonnes of Uranium being extracted between 1958 and 1963. The mine then lay idle until 1974, when it was re-opened until 1976. The mine was finally closed down in 1982 and the town was emptied out the following year.^[1]

A total of 2.9 million tonnes of ore were extracted from the mine, and processing occurred on the site. The land has since been rehabilitated and is now suitable for grazing.^[2]

References

1. ^ Anonymous (February 8, 2004). Mary Kathleen. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.
2. ^ Anonymous (September 1996). Environmental Rehabilitation of the Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine.. Uranium Information Centre, Ltd.. Retrieved on 2007-07-06.

Coordinates: 20°47′S 139°59′E / -20.783, 139.983