Chillagoe, Queensland

Chillagoe
Queensland
Chillagoe is located in Queensland
Chillagoe
Chillagoe
Coordinates17°09′18″S 144°31′28″E / 17.155°S 144.5244°E / -17.155; 144.5244 (Chillagoe (town centre))
Population214 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.09702/km2 (0.2513/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area2,205.8 km2 (851.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)Cook
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Chillagoe:
Nychum Mount Mulligan Thornborough
Rookwood Chillagoe Dimbulah
Crystalbrook Almaden Petford

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]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Census2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Chillagoe – town in Shire of Mareeba (entry 7067)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Chillagoe – locality in Shire of Mareeba (entry 48570)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ 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)

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