In 1859 he was appointed manager of the Mochatoona copper mine , near Angepena Station in the Flinders Ranges .
In 1859 he was left in mid-1860 after criticism by the board , compounded by the difficulty of transporting the ore to Port Augusta , and returned to Kapunda .
In 1859 he was appointed manager of the Mochatoona copper mine , near Angepena Station in the Flinders Ranges , but left in mid-1860 after criticism by the board , compounded by the difficulty of transporting the ore to Port Augusta , and returned to Kapunda .