| Chillagoe Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Chillagoe | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°09′18″S 144°31′28″E / 17.155°S 144.5244°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 214 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.09702/km2 (0.2513/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,205.8 km2 (851.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Chillagoe is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Chillagoe had a population of 214 people.[1]
It was once a thriving mining town for a range of minerals,[4] but is now reduced to a small zinc mine and some marble quarries.
Just out of town is the Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park containing limestone caves. There are between 600 and 1,000 caves in the Chillagoe-Mungana area. The caves, the spectacular karst landscape and the mining and smelting history are the main tourist attractions to the region.
It has been stated by leading geologist Professor Ian Plimer that the Chillagoe region has the most diverse geology in the world.[5]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Census2021was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Chillagoe – town in Shire of Mareeba (entry 7067)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Chillagoe – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48570)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ The Chillagoe Railway and Mining Company Ellis, R.F. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin December 1976; January–April, 1977 pp 270-291; 16-23; 36-48; 62-81
- ^ A journey through stone : the Chillagoe story, the extraordinary history and geology of one of the richest mineral deposits in the world, Ian Plimer, Reed Books, Kew, Vic., 1997 (ISBN 0730104990)