List of mines of the West Coast, Tasmania
mines in Tasmania, Australia
The mines of the West Coast of Tasmania have a rich historical heritage as well as an important mineralogical value in containing or having had found, specimens of rare and unusual minerals. Also, the various mining fields have important roles in the understanding of the mineralization of the Mount Read Volcanics, and the occurrence of economic minerals.
List of named mines
The list below is a partial collation of the names of mines that have existed, a considerable number are found on or adjacent to the West Coast Range. Other mines and leases with different names may have existed.
Notes
The place names after the name of the mine are as found in records, and may not be accurate.
Where possible, subheadings are created for entries such as Mount Lyell, where different workings at the mine were named, and some common usages do not necessarily relate to company or Mines Department records
It is not a list of exploration leases, or "finds" where a mineral has been found on the west coast.
List of mining field names
There are also designated mineral or mining 'fields' by government authority.
Dundas
Jukes-Darwin Mining Field
Mount Farrell Mining Field
North Dundas
North Heemskirk
Read – Rosebery
Rosebery
South Heemskirk
Zeehan
Mining fields 1881-1890
Earlier informally named areas - Source: Binks 1988 - map 3 - pages 54–55
Corrinna alluvial gold field
South Heemskirk tin field
Zeehan silver-lead field
Dundas silver-lead field
North East Dundas gold field, Ring River
King River gold mine
Princess River gold mine
Linda gold field
Smelters
Crotty
Mount Lyell
Tasmanian Metals Extraction Company, Rosebery, smelter
Railways, trams and haulages
Training and educational
Mt Lyell School of Mines and Industries in Queenstown
Zeehan School of Mines and Metallurgy
See also
Geology of Tasmania
West Coast Range
Notes
References
Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell (6th ed.). Hobart: St.
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