Greenbuches is an Australian mine with unique tin and tantalum reserves.
The field is located in the state of Western Australia , 250 km south of Perth [1] .
The field was discovered at the end of the 19th century . Tin has been mined here since 1888 , tantalum has been mined since 1977 [1] .
The thickness of the ore bodies reaches 40 meters, their length is 2-3 km. The ore consists of tantalite , columbite-tantalite , cassiterite , spodumene , beryl [1] .
The city of Greenbushes was formed near the field, in 1898 a railway line was laid here.
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- ↑ 1 2 3 Big Russian Encyclopedia: 30 Vol. / Chairman scientific-ed. Council Yu. S. Osipov. Repl. Ed. S. L. Kravets. T. 8. Grigoriev - Dynamics. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2007 .-- 767 p.: Ill .: maps.