PHOTO :A map showing the Exploration Licence Application areas within Coonamble Shire (in turquoise) submitted by Australian Consolidated Gold Holdings in September. Purple units are approved Minerals Exploration Licences while green are National Park lands. SOURCE: Minview.geoscience.gov.au
Apart from blue metal quarries and some sand removal from the Castlereagh River, the Coonamble district has been in something of a bubble when it comes to extractive industries.However, this could be set to change as higher commodity prices and new technology make what were previously marginal mineral deposits potentially more viable . . .
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