Murchison United operated the Rension Bell Mine during the period of lowest tin prices in history. In July 2003, Murchison United went into administration and the mine production ceased. April 2004 saw the purchase of Renison Bell by Bluestone Tin Limited. Bluestone Tin Limited operated the mine and mill at Rension Bell, under continuing low tin prices, until placing the operation into 'care and maintenance' in September 2005. Bluestone Tin Limited, now part-owned by Metals X Limited as part of a joint venture with Yunnan Tin Co., recommissioned the mill and mine in 2008. The first tin produced in August 2008.
It is located on the former Emu Bay Railway line, now called the Melba line, which is owned and operated by TasRail east of Zeehan - not far from Melba Flats, which is the current terminus of that railway line.
Pink, Kerry (1984). The west coast story: a history of Western Tasmania and its mining fields (Revised ed.). Zeehan: West Coast Pioneers' Memorial Museum. ISBN0-9598295-2-0.
Tuma, Andrew and Bottrill, R.S. (2006) The minerals of Western Tasmania: Introduction, history and geological setting. in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, volume 12, No. 2, December 2006
Whitham, Lindsay (2002). Railways, Mines, Pubs and People and other historical research. Sandy Bay: Tasmanian Historical Research Association. ISBN0-909479-21-6.
renison, bell, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, november, 2019, learn, when, remove, this, template, message, u. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Renison Bell is an underground tin mine and locality on the West Coast of Tasmania Australia Renison BellLocationRenison BellLocation in TasmaniaLocationMelba FlatsStateTasmaniaCountryAustraliaCoordinates41 48 S 145 25 E 41 800 S 145 417 E 41 800 145 417ProductionProductsTinHistoryOpened2008OwnerCompanyMetals X LimitedWebsitemetalsx wbr com wbr au Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 Further readingHistory editIn 1890 tin bearing gossan was found near Argent River by George Renison Bell He claimed land and formed the Renison Bell Prospecting Association Renison Bell Post Office opened on 1 July 1908 and closed in 1976 1 In 1934 Paddy O Dea amalgamated adjoining leases and mines into the Renison Associated Tin Mines NL In the 1970s Renison Bell gave its name to the historical conglomerate RGC Renison Goldfields Consolidated which once owned and operated mines in Tasmania Western Australia Queensland Northern Territory Florida West Virginia Papua New Guinea and Indonesia RGC sold the Renison Bell Mine to Murchison United NL a Brisbane based Australian company in August 1998 Murchison United operated the Rension Bell Mine during the period of lowest tin prices in history In July 2003 Murchison United went into administration and the mine production ceased April 2004 saw the purchase of Renison Bell by Bluestone Tin Limited Bluestone Tin Limited operated the mine and mill at Rension Bell under continuing low tin prices until placing the operation into care and maintenance in September 2005 Bluestone Tin Limited now part owned by Metals X Limited as part of a joint venture with Yunnan Tin Co recommissioned the mill and mine in 2008 The first tin produced in August 2008 It is located on the former Emu Bay Railway line now called the Melba line which is owned and operated by TasRail east of Zeehan not far from Melba Flats which is the current terminus of that railway line See also editRosebery Tasmania Zeehan Tasmania West Coast Tasmania MinesReferences edit Premier Postal History Post Office List Premier Postal Auctions Retrieved 16 June 2012 Pink Kerry amp Crawford Patsy 1996 Renison the slumbering giant Zeehan Renison Limited ISBN 0 646 28356 1 Pink Kerry 1984 The west coast story a history of Western Tasmania and its mining fields Revised ed Zeehan West Coast Pioneers Memorial Museum ISBN 0 9598295 2 0 Tuma Andrew and Bottrill R S 2006 The minerals of Western Tasmania Introduction history and geological setting in Australian Journal of Mineralogy volume 12 No 2 December 2006 Whitham Lindsay 2002 Railways Mines Pubs and People and other historical research Sandy Bay Tasmanian Historical Research Association ISBN 0 909479 21 6 Further reading editRenison Deposit Summary Report Renison Manny L B 1962 The Boulder Tramway Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin February nbsp This Tasmania geography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Renison Bell amp oldid 1183680030, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
