Open cut mine at Rum Jungle
Australia’s first large uranium mine opened at Rum Jungle, 100 kilometres south of Darwin, in 1954. The mine supplied uranium to the United States and British nuclear weapons programs until it closed in 1971. The mining operations polluted the environment and destroyed important Aboriginal places. Efforts to bring it back to a healthy condition continue to this day.
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Tom Sneek. Library & Archives NT PH0970/0006
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