a Beautiful Mine

Category: Mine Museums and Tours

  • BERRY DEEP LEAD GOLD MINE (CRESWICK, VICTORIA)

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    “Between 1872 and 1900, more than 30 companies worked Victoria”s richest deep alluvial gold lead system which runs between Creswick and Smeaton to the north. They produced about 1.7 million oz of gold and have left a distinctive landscape of large mullock dumps. Two Cornish enginehouses used to pump water from the workings can be…

  • BEECHWORTH HISTORIC PARK (BEECHWORTH, VICTORIA)

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    “A number of significant gold mining sites are incorporated in sections of the Beechworth Historic Park. Drive, cycle or walk along the sealed Gorge Scenic Drive for spectacular views of the granite landscape and local gold mining history. It passes the Powder Magazine erected in 1859 and one of the best examples of its type…

  • MOUNT LYELL MINE TOURS (QUEENSTOWN, TASMANIA)

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    “In conjunction with Copper Mines Of Tasmania, The Tour offers a unique opportunity to safely visit a working underground mine. Traveling approximately 9 kilometers down the “Main Decline”, you will have the experience of seeing and standing on ground that is untouched by the sun and older than the dinosaurs.” Click Here for More Information…

  • DERBY TIN MINE CENTRE (DERBY, TASMANIA)

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    “Derby Tin Mine Centre is located on the main street of Derby, north-east Tasmania. Derby became a mining boom town soon after the Krushka brothers discovered tin there in 1876. From then until 1945 there were many famous mines around the town. In the old school grounds at Derby a mining shanty town has been…