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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND. 
The general attitude of the sediments of the area cannot be assessed 
due to (a) their infrequent occurrence without an igneous cover; and 
( b ) where they are visible in cuttings and sections they are invariably 
covered with the igneous material and no dip or strike could be 
measured. 
Notably, patches of these sediments occur in small extent west 
of Eimeo, in a cutting north of the Black Mountain but nearer Etowri, 
near Cox’s, portion 474 parish Hampden and, as mentioned before, 
small patches at Pleystowe Mill, Pleystowe Railway Station and Green » 
Knoll. No fossils, coal or oil of any significance have been noted. 
Copper has been worked at Bentley’s (Pinevale) and Bong Bong, 
with rumours of a small showing of copper at Cazzulino’s and a poor 
coal at Griffith’s (Two-mile Creek). Some quartz crystals have been 
found near Wundaru, but, speaking generally, the nature of the igneous 
cover does not tend to reveal metallic or mineral wealth in the Pioneer 
basin. 
My thanks are due to many kind friends in the Mackay district, 
whose assistance in transport, hospitality, &c., was invaluable. 
