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Mine · Northern Territory

Bootu Creek

Care & maintenance Manganese

Bootu Creek is a manganese mine currently on care and maintenance in Northern Territory, Australia. It is recorded at approximately -18.700, 134.126 (positional accuracy: 100 metres), and appears in this directory's consolidated register of Australian mines and quarries, built from government geological-survey data.

The site is recorded as being on care and maintenance — mothballed rather than closed, with infrastructure retained so operations could restart.

Northern Territory's geology and operations are documented in depth by the NT Geological Survey; the sources for this page are listed below.

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Common questions

Is Bootu Creek still operating?

Bootu Creek is recorded as "Care & maintenance" in the most recent government dataset this directory ingested. Statuses can change between dataset releases.

What does Bootu Creek produce?

The recorded commodities are Manganese.

Where is Bootu Creek?

In Northern Territory, at approximately -18.700, 134.126.

Who operates Bootu Creek?

The public datasets this directory uses don't record an operator for this mine. If you can help complete this record, use the correction link on this page.

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StatusCare & maintenance
TypeMine
CommoditiesManganese
StateNorthern Territory
Coordinates-18.6998, 134.1258 (100 metres)
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