![RURAL CRIME: Charges have been laid after a stolen generator was recovered from near Burketown. RURAL CRIME: Charges have been laid after a stolen generator was recovered from near Burketown.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/ya3tPqPRXYVuem2wchintR/e5fb2cd6-344d-4431-b7de-2ff0ae91d400.jpg/r0_0_620_348_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
AN 18-year-old Cloncurry man with stealing after a stolen generator was seized on a property near Burketown.
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Plain Clothes Constable Nick Hempel said detectives from the Cloncurry Major and Organised Crime Squad Rural recovered the generator during a search warrant at Tirranna Springs, near Burketown.
![A stolen generator was seized on a property near Burketown. A stolen generator was seized on a property near Burketown.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/ya3tPqPRXYVuem2wchintR/713b71a9-205a-46d8-84c5-1cc52f0c04b9.jpg/r0_80_640_440_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
The generator had been stolen from the Lady Jenny mine site at Fountain Springs in September. Fountain Springs is located about 75km south west of Cloncurry.
The 18-year-old Cloncurry man is due to appear in the Cloncurry Magistrates Court on December 8.
CLICK HERE to contact Policelink on 131 444. Crime can also be reported anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
![The generator was stolen from Fountain Springs, south west of Cloncurry. The generator was stolen from Fountain Springs, south west of Cloncurry.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/ya3tPqPRXYVuem2wchintR/e7cf9c4f-767b-4a22-8f8d-1ed219aa98c3.jpg/r0_85_640_445_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)