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Laverton

Boom town, Australia, founded 1898.

About Laverton

Town in Goldfields region of Western Australia.1

Where next

Mines

Worked atMount WeldMount Weld lies about 30 km away.1

Events

Led toPoseidon nickel share boomLaverton is part of this story: Poseidon nickel share boom.1Led toWindarra and Mount Keith nickel foundLaverton is part of this story: Windarra and Mount Keith nickel found.1HereLynas starts Mount Weld concentrate productionSee the nearby place: Laverton.2

Sources

  1. Wikidata item Q1002750 (Laverton)
  2. Rare-Earth Elements, Professional Paper 1802-O US Geological Survey

From the Prospector Trails mining history dataset: each fact links to the source it was checked against. Figures are as the source gives them, in the money of their day. Not investment advice.

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