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Reservoir in South West of Bundaberg, Queensland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perry River Dam is a dam in Queensland, Australia, located 68 kilometres (42 mi) south west of Bundaberg. The dam is a roller compacted concrete embankment 12m high and 104m long. From a catchment area of 98 km2 it impounds a maximum of 1,050 megalitres.[1]
The dam was constructed in 1996 to provide a water supply to Mt Rawdon Gold Mine,[2] located 5km south-west of the dam. The Mt Rawdon project was acquired from Resolute and Samson Exploration by Equigold NL in 1998 and commenced production in February 2001.[3][4] Since November 2011 the mine has been owned and operated by Evolution Mining.[5] The 2018 Melbourne Cup trophy was made with gold from the Mt Rawdon mine.[6]
The Mt Rawdon mine is expected to complete operations in 2027, investigations are underway to use the mine pit as part of a pumped hydroelectric development, likely involving water diverted from the Perry River Dam.[7][8]
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