A001219 revised AU-VU:EOAS Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation

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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-08-13 human Annette Alafaci updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001219b.htm corporateBody Mary Kathleen Uranium AACR2 1954 1980s Start Place Mary Kathleen, Queensland, Australia Location Mary Kathleen, Queensland Metallurgy Mineralogy or Mining Resources Mary Kathleen Uranium Ltd (MKU) was formed in 1954 as a joint venture between Rio Tinto Mining Company of Australia Limited (65%) and Australian Oil Exploration Ltd (35%). It operated the Mary Kathleen Uranium mine in northern Queensland, which commenced mining at the end of 1956. The company's only supply contract was with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and by October 1963 they had filled that contract. With no other customers to supply, the mine was forced to close down that same year. The Mary Kathleen Uranium mine didn't reopen until 1974 when new contracts in Japan, Germany and USA were obtained. At the end of 1982 the mine was depleted and forced to close down for good. During the 12 years of operations about 31 million tonnes of material, including uranium oxide concentrate, was mined from the site. Shortly after closing Mary Kathleen Uranium set about reclaiming the land. In 1985 the work was completed, making Mary Kathleen the site of Australia's first major rehabilitation project of a uranium mine.

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 'Mary Kathleen Uranium', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Mary Kathleen Uranium Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Mary Kathleen reflections: a loss on innocence working at a uranium mine in the Australian outback Cuthbertson, Andrew Mary Kathleen reflections: a loss on innocence working at a uranium mine in the Australian outback Claremont, W.A. The author 2020 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 CRA Ltd - Records The University of Melbourne Archives CRA Ltd - Records 1905 - 1997 Includes: early CRA Company material, probably Zinc Corporation 1905-1950; Australian Mining and Smelting Ltd. company files: including divisions such as Planning, Finance and Administration; Mary Kathleen Uranium annual and half yearly reports, etc 1960-87; Bougainville Copper annual and half yearly reports, 1971-85; CRA Ltd Annual reports, 1966-85; Comalco annual reports 1964-84; RTZ Corporation PLC newspaper articles, annual reports and publicity pamphlets, 1957-84; Miscellaneous reports: NBHC, 1960-73; AM&S, 1972-76; IOL 1955-76; Greenleaf Fertilizers, 1965-67. Share register and transfer journals, dividend lists, share certificates cheques, unclaimed moneys and correspondence; "CRA Board Confidential" files vols. 1-3 January 1973 to February 1974; Copy of The Zinc Corporation Limited and New Broken Hill Consolidated Limited, Mining Department. 112 m