Queensland
Producer

Dutchess Mine

Queensland, Australia
Phosphorus-Phosphates
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Commodities
PrimaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeN
Deposit
WorkingsSurface
Materials
Other materialsApatite, Collophane
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1975
Discovery year1966
Identification
Deposit ID10256198
Alternate namesDuchess, Duchess/Ardmore, Phoshpate Hill, Duchess and ArdmoreArdmore
RegionOC
Data scoreC
Coordinates-21.87998, 139.96556
References
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