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Steam-powered diamond drill on Black Star Lode, Mount Isa Mines, c.1927
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DescriptionAs Black Star was an extremely large orebody, it required extensive exploration drilling. A semi-permanent boiler was set up, and steam pipes were fed out to the various drills. The boiler was insulated using crushed ant hills.
DateCirca 1927CollectionMount Isa MinesSubjectMining PersonnelMining EquipmentMining
DateCirca 1927CollectionMount Isa MinesSubjectMining PersonnelMining EquipmentMiningLOCATION
PlaceMount Isa Mines
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Steam-powered diamond drill on Black Star Lode, Mount Isa Mines, c.1927 (Circa 1927), Isa in Images, accessed 04/06/2026, https://mountisa.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/4400
