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Deposit Synonyms
Mineral District
Deposit Summary
mine located in Hundred Neales 2km SE of Eudunda was mined for copper in 1874. An assay on the ore gave 14.5% copper. A 15 metre shaft was sunk with a lode of copper 0.6 metre wide cut carrying rich ore.
Deposit Description
EUDUNDA, location uncertain, determined from newspaper reports as ~1.7 km SE of Eudunda, in Hundred Neales. Surface copper show discovered by local boy Michael Byne in 1874. A company was formed out of Kapunda, with initial workings of shallow pits. An assay on the ore gave 14.5% copper. A 15 metre shaft was excavated striking a lode to 60cm wide from which it is said that rich ore was recovered from a drive above the water table. No further details.
Discovery Year
? 1874
Commodities
Copper
Ore Minerals
Malachite
Gangue Minerals
Quartz
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