- Renison Bell
Renison Bell is an underground
tin mine and locality on the West Coast ofTasmania ,Australia .In 1890 tin-bearing
gossan was found near Argent River byGeorge Renison Bell . He claimed land and formed the Renison Bell Prospecting Association.In 1934 "Paddy" O'Dea amalgamated adjoining leases and mines into the Renison Associated Tin Mines NL.
In the 1970s Renison Bell gave its name to the historical conglomerate RGC (Renison Goldfields Consolidated) which once owned and operated mines in
Tasmania ,Western Australia ,Queensland ,Northern Territory ,Florida ,West Virginia ,Papua New Guinea andIndonesia . RGC sold the Renison Bell Mine to Murchison United NL a Brisbane based Australian company, in August 1998.Murchison United operated the Rension Bell Mine during the period of lowest tin prices in history. In July 2003 Murchison United went into administration and the mine production ceased. April 2004 saw the purchase of Renison Bell by Bluestone Tin Limited. Blustone Tin Limited operated the mine and mill at Rension Bell, under continuing low tin prices, until placing the operation into 'care and maintenance' in September 2005. Bluestone Tin Limited is in the process of re commisioning the mine and mill at Rension, under high tin prices, with a proposed startup in June 2008.
It is located on the
Emu Bay Railway line east of Zeehan - not far from Melba Flats, which is the current terminus of that railway line.References
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* Tuma, Andrew and Bottrill, R.S. (2006) "The minerals of Western Tasmania: Introduction, history and geological setting". in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, volume 12, No. 2, December 2006
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* www.bluestonetin.com.auee also
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Rosebery, Tasmania
*Zeehan, Tasmania
*West Coast Tasmania Mines Further reading
* "The Boulder Tramway" Manny, L.B. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, February, 1962
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