Mount Fitch, Northern Territory
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Mount Fitch is a former uranium mining
site located in the Northern Territory
of Australia
56 kilometres SSE from the centre of Darwin
and 13.4 kilometres NE from the town of Batchelor
.
It is an ecologically sensitive area due to its very close proximity (1600 metres) to the catchment area of Darwin River, the river that is the source of Darwin's drinking water
supply, Darwin River Dam.
Mount Fitch is located alongside the old Northern Railway corridor that ran from Pine Creek
to Darwin.
Uranium mining
Uranium mining is the process of extraction of uranium ore from the ground. The worldwide production of uranium in 2009 amounted to 50,572 tonnes, of which 27% was mined in Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan, Canada, and Australia are the top three producers and together account for 63% of world uranium...
site located in the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
56 kilometres SSE from the centre of Darwin
Darwin, Northern Territory
Darwin is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Situated on the Timor Sea, Darwin has a population of 127,500, making it by far the largest and most populated city in the sparsely populated Northern Territory, but the least populous of all Australia's capital cities...
and 13.4 kilometres NE from the town of Batchelor
Batchelor, Northern Territory
Batchelor is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. The town is located in the Coomalie Shire Local Government Area, 98 kilometres south of the territory capital, Darwin...
.
It is an ecologically sensitive area due to its very close proximity (1600 metres) to the catchment area of Darwin River, the river that is the source of Darwin's drinking water
Drinking water
Drinking water or potable water is water pure enough to be consumed or used with low risk of immediate or long term harm. In most developed countries, the water supplied to households, commerce and industry is all of drinking water standard, even though only a very small proportion is actually...
supply, Darwin River Dam.
Mount Fitch is located alongside the old Northern Railway corridor that ran from Pine Creek
Pine Creek
Pine Creek may refer to:*In California, USA**Big Pine Creek **Pine Creek, former name of New Pine Creek, California** Pine Creek, *In Colorado, USA**Pine Creek High School**Pine Creek Golf Course...
to Darwin.