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[[Image:Im1890EnV70-p83.jpg|thumb| 1890. Silver Lead Mines.]] | [[Image:Im1890EnV70-p83.jpg|thumb| 1890. Silver Lead Mines.]] | ||
The mine was situated in the south west corner of New South Wales | 1883 Charles Rasp, a boundary rider on the Mt Gipps sheep station, believed he had discovered black oxide of tin on the ‘broken hill’ in the Barrier Ranges in western New South Wales, Australia. The Broken Hill Mining Company (private company) was established by a syndicate of seven from the Mt Gipps sheep station. | ||
The mine was situated in the south west corner of New South Wales, about sixty miles from the Darling River and twenty-five miles east of the South Australian border<ref>For a comprehensive description see p 83 of The Engineer 1890/08/01</ref> | |||
Discovered in 1884. <ref>The Engineer 1890/08/01</ref> | Discovered in 1884. <ref>The Engineer 1890/08/01</ref> | ||
1885 The company was dissolved on incorporation of The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP). | |||
21st century the company had become [[BHP]] | 21st century the company had become [[BHP Billiton]] | ||
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* History of BHP [http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/aboutus/ourcompany/Pages/ourHistory.aspx] | |||
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Revision as of 09:00, 5 March 2015
1883 Charles Rasp, a boundary rider on the Mt Gipps sheep station, believed he had discovered black oxide of tin on the ‘broken hill’ in the Barrier Ranges in western New South Wales, Australia. The Broken Hill Mining Company (private company) was established by a syndicate of seven from the Mt Gipps sheep station.
The mine was situated in the south west corner of New South Wales, about sixty miles from the Darling River and twenty-five miles east of the South Australian border[1]
Discovered in 1884. [2]
1885 The company was dissolved on incorporation of The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP).
21st century the company had become BHP Billiton
See Also
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Sources of Information
- History of BHP [1]