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The Cangai Copper Mine was operated by Grafton Copper Mining Company Ltd at
. November 1999, New South Wales Government & Commonwealth Government. Retrieved on 6 May 2017.
"Old Chimney Stack at Cangai Goes as Copper Mining Plans Proceed"
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www.frozentime.com.au
Walk Down Memory Lane – Cangai Copper Mine, Grafton Hospital
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The Cangai Copper Mine was operated by Grafton Copper Mining Company Ltd at Cangai
Cangai is a locality in Clarence Valley Council LGA, within the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. There was once a mining village of the same name, now a ghost town. Cangai lies near the Gibraltar Range, within the catchment o ...
in northern New South Wales
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from 1904 to 1917.of Mineral Resources in the Upper North East CRA Study Area: A project undertaken as part of the NSW Comprehensive Regional Assessments November 1999". November 1999, New South Wales Government & Commonwealth Government. Retrieved on 6 May 2017.
History
The mine was situated about two miles east of the village of Cangai. The mine plant included a smelter and a narrow gauge locomotive-hauled tramway for transporting the firewood needed to fuel it. The mine paid rich dividends because of quality of the ore and other economies in production, including that the ore was self-fluxing and it could easily be transported downhill to the smelters. The company was set up by a group of Grafton businessmen, who were able to exercise local control over operations, unlike many other Australian mining ventures. Blister copper was transported to Copmanhurst wharf on the Clarence River by horse team. As timbered areas close to the mine were cut out, difficulties in transporting sufficient firewood for the smelters led to the construction of a 4-mile (6.4 kilometre) gauge tramway in 1910/11. The Australian Metal Company supplied rails and rolling stock imported from Germany, including a locomotive built in Berlin byOrenstein & Koppel
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. Wartime difficulties led to the copper smelter ceasing production before the end of 1916, and the mine was exhausted by the end of 1917.
In 1920, the locomotive and rolling stock was sold for use in Tasmania
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at the Tasmanian Timber and Tramway Company at Bridport
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Little now (2017) remains of the mine, smelters and tramway. The last of the smelter chimneys was demolished in 2009 for North Coast Copper Mines.Nield, Chri"Old Chimney Stack at Cangai Goes as Copper Mining Plans Proceed"
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The Daily Examiner
''The Daily Examiner'' is a daily newspaper serving Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. The newspaper is owned by News Corp Australia. At various times the newspaper was known as ''The Clarence and Richmond Examiner and New England Advertiser' ...
'', Grafton, 18 May 2009. Retrieved on 6 May 2017.
References
External links
www.frozentime.com.au
Walk Down Memory Lane – Cangai Copper Mine, Grafton Hospital
''The Daily Examiner'' {{Coord, -29.5, 152.489722222, display=title Mining in New South Wales Northern Rivers Australian companies established in 1904 Non-renewable resource companies established in 1904 1917 disestablishments in Australia Non-renewable resource companies disestablished in 1917