Mount Garnet
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Mount Garnet is a small town located in north-eastern Queensland, Australia. It is located at the south-western edge of the Atherton Tableland and is on the Kennedy Highway. Mount Garnet is about a three hour drive from Cairns.
Mount Garnet's current population is around 300 people with 40% being Aboriginal. Various small communities populate the area around Mount Garnet. These include Tableland Tin, Innot Hot Springs, Silver Valley and Battle Creek.
Mount Garnet was built as a mining community in the 1800s and several minerals can be found in the area, including tin, copper and garnet. In the 1930s several cattle stations were established within the community as well as farms that grew many crops, including tobacco, potatoes, corn, peanuts and maize. Various mining operations, as well as lime production, are in operation today just outside the town.
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