Northparkes Mine

Northparkes is a copper and gold mine in central , Australia, approximately 27 kilometres north-northwest of the town of . The mine was originally started in 1994 using open pit mining, with underground mining using the block caving method starting in 1997.
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  • Type: Mine
  • Description: mine in New South Wales, Australia
  • Also known as: Goonumbla Mine” and “Northparkes
  • Postal code: 2870

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coradgery and Goonumbla.

Hamlet
located at 32°48′54″S 148°00′04″ is a rural locality of situated near the , in , . The first freehold land leases were granted in September 1848, the first four including .

Hamlet
is a bounded rural locality in , Central, New South Wales. is about 299km west-northwest of 's capital city of , and is on the Parkes–Narromine railway line. is situated 4 km southeast of Northparkes Mine.

Northparkes Mine

Latitude
-32.91052° or 32° 54′ 38″ south
Longitude
148.03722° or 148° 2′ 14″ east
Elevation
304 metres (997 feet)
Open location code
4RVC32QP+QV
Geo­Names ID
12534484
Wiki­data ID
Q1490569
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