Douglas Mine (Douglas and Echo)
A mineral sands mine near Balmoral in western Victoria, also called the Douglas and Echo mine. It was opened in 2006 to mine rutile and zircon and closed in 2012; what should happen to the site since then has been argued over.
Dated events and their evidence
- 2006 CE mainstream
the Douglas mine is established to mine the mineral sands rutile and zircon source - 2012 CE mainstream
the mine closes; Watpac estimated that about 7.5 million tonnes of mineral sands had been extracted source
Where
37.1267° S, 141.7861° E
The point is Wikipedia's position for the mine.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Mine
- https://ozgeology.com/blogs/news/the-617-million-dollar-mine-that-undid-itself
Each event carries Aion's own evidence grade (mainstream, disputed or speculative). This page repeats what the globe shows for this place.