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Military using Nagambie gold mine for underwater explosive testing

EXPLOSIVE USE FOR A GOLD MINE: Defence Science and Technology Group\\'s Stu Cannon said Nagambie\\'s Underwater Explosive Test Facility is actually a former open cut gold mine. The facility is now used to test explosives and conduct other research. PHOTO: Department of Defense Id:42362
EXPLOSIVE USE FOR A GOLD MINE: Defence Science and Technology Group\\'s Stu Cannon said Nagambie\\'s Underwater Explosive Test Facility is actually a former open cut gold mine. The facility is now used to test explosives and conduct other research. PHOTO: Department of Defense Id:42362
EXPLOSIVE USE FOR A GOLD MINE: Defence Science and Technology Group's Stu Cannon said Nagambie's Underwater Explosive Test Facility is actually a former open cut gold mine. The facility is now used to test explosives and conduct other research. PHOTO: Department of Defense Id:42362
NAGAMBIE is home to the Underwater Explosive Test Facility (UETF), a unique facility for testing explosives, the Department of Defense has confirmed. Defence Science and Technology Group's Stu Cannon recently spoke about the facility at an...

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