File:Cobar NSW Rock containing Copper Ore.jpg

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Rock containing Copper Ore. Copper was discovered in the area in 1870, leading to settlements being founded with Australia's European and Asian gold rush arrivals. The Great Cobar Copper Mining Company Limited was established in 1878.

In 1871, The Great Cobar Copper Mine was the largest Copper Mine operating in Australia. 1919,The Great Cobar Copper Mine was the largest smelting works in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Cobar. NSW

Author Amanda Slater from Coventry, England
Camera location31° 38′ 38.5″ S, 145° 29′ 40.88″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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