Mandu Mandu Rock Shelter
CountryAustralia
RegionWestern Australia
Year Opened30000 BC
Size/DepthVarious
MineralOchre
About Mandu Mandu Rock Shelter
Evidence of some of the earliest mining activity in Australia. Ochre was extracted for ceremonial use. Aboriginal people mined here for 30,000 years. One of the oldest known mines in the world.
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