The deposit was first worked for gold from 1882, with the oxidised ore discovered to be underlain by copper-bearing ore. The Lake George mine was located at Captains Flat, 45 kilometres south-east of Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory and 35 kilometres from the town of Bungendore in New South Wales, from where a railway connection was established in 1939. Through the activities of companies associated with The Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa, including a number in which John Agnew was involved flowing from his association with Herbert Hoover, participation was secured in a lead–zinc mine in New South Wales. Biographical Information of Key Individuals Afterword: Reflections of Consolidated Gold Fields in Australia.

Formation of a Diversified Mining Company Part Five: A Majority Australian Owned Mining Company 1981–1989.Part Four: Expansion, Consolidation and Restructuring 1966–1981.Part Three: A New Force in Australian Mining 1960–1966.Part Two: Early Investments in Australia.The Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa Part One: Context-Consolidated Gold Fields.List of Figures, Tables, Charts and Boxes.

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