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Cannington Mine
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<p>The Cannington Silver and Lead Mine is an Australian underground mine located in north-west <a href="/facts/Queensland/lXBlIeY3">Queensland</a>, in the <a href="/facts/Shire_of_McKinlay/9lsHc7r4">Shire of McKinlay</a>, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) southeast of <a href="/facts/Mount_Isa/u78Y3Brz">Mount Isa</a>. The deposit was discovered by <a href="/facts/BHP/KIj8E6Nh">BHP</a> in 1990. The mine was the supplier of silver for the Sydney <a href="/facts/2000_Summer_Olympics/XY21rhCP">2000 Summer Olympics</a> and the Beijing <a href="/facts/2008_Summer_Olympics/G6YvB62G">2008 Summer Olympics</a>. Cannington takes its name from the pastoral property near the deposit. </p>