Local Government
Three Springs
Region
Midwest
Three Springs-Perenjori Rd Three Springs
Three Springs
Midwest
Constructed from 1961
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 09 Jul 1996 | Category 4 | |
The talc mine has high economic and social significance for the development of the Three Springs region.
A large open cut mine site with mounds of overburden and processing facilities nearby. Extensive areas have been or are in the process of being revegetated.
The original talc discovery was made accidentally during a well sinking operation in the 1940's. The deposit was worked initially as an underground operation until 1961 when Western mining Corporation acquired a 50% share of the company. Soon after, an open cut mine was established, and an extensive exploration was undertaken. The mine was taken over by WMC in 1987. The ore body is estimated to be some 6 million tonnes and is the worlds largest exporter of white talc, being the world's tenth largest talc mine. The talc is graded, screened and washed on site and is trucked to Three Springs thence by rail to the Port of Geraldton for export. About 161,000 tonnes are exported annually, about 120,000 tonnes going to Japan for use in the pulp and paper industry. (Source: 'Three Springs Talc Operation', published by Western Mining Corporation.)
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| "Three Springs Talc Operation". | Western Mining Corporation. | ||
| H. A. Crake; "Carridena". | Three Springs Shire Council | 1979 |
Other Built Type
| Epoch | General | Specific |
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| Original Use | MINING | Mining Battery |
| Present Use | MINING | Mining Battery |
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| OCCUPATIONS | Mining {incl. mineral processing} |
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