West Coast Tasmania Mines

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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.

This list is a collation of the names of mines that have existed, a considerable number are found on or adjacent to the West Coast Range.

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.

[edit] List of named mines

Adelaide Proprietary Mine, Dundas
Austral Mine, Zeehan
Boulder Mine, North Dundas
Britannia Mine, Zeehan
British-Zeehan Mine, Zeehan
Central Balstrup Mine, Zeehan
Colebrook Mine, Rosebery
Comet Mine, Dundas
Comstock Mine, Zeehan
Cumberland Tin Mine, Mount Heemskirk
Curtin Davis Mine, Dundas
Dundas Extended, Dundas
East Hercules Mine, Rosebery
Farrell Mine, Tullah
Federation Mine, Mount Heemskirk
Fraser Creek Mine, North East Dundas
Grubbs Mine, Zeehan
Hal Jukes, Mount Jukes
Hecla Mine, Dundas
Henty Gold Mine, Henty River
Hercules Mine, Mount Read
Hydes, Mount Jukes (West)
Jukes Proprietary, Mount Jukes
Junction Mine, Zeehan
King Jukes Mine, Crotty
Lake Jukes, Crotty
Magnet Mine, Waratah
Maynes Mine, Mount Heemskirk
Melba Mine, North Dundas
Montana Mine, Zeehan
Mount Black Mine, Rosbery
Mount Bischoff, Mount Mischoff
Mount Darwin, Mount DArwin
Mount Farrell Mine, Tullah
Mount Lyell, Queenstown
- Cape Horn
- Comstock (Lyell Comstock?)
- Crown Lyell
- Flux Quarry
- Iron Blow
- Lyell Blocks (?)
- Open Cut
- Prince Lyell
- Royal Tharsis Opencut
- Tharsis
- Twelve West
- West Lyell
- West Tharsis
North Farrell Mine, Tullah
North Mount Lyell, Gormanston
Oonah Mine, Zeehan
Queen Jukes, Mount Jukes
Prince Darwin, Mount Darwin
Razorback Mine, Dundas
Renison Bell Mine, Renison Bell
Silver Queen Mine, Zeehan
Silversteam Mine, Zeehan
Spray Mine, Zeehan
Sussanite Mine, Zeehan
Tasmanian Copper Mine, Rosebery
Taylours Reward, Mount Jukes
Tenth Legion Mine, Zeehan
West Comet Mine, Dundas

[edit] List of Mining Field names

There are also designated 'fields'-

Dundas
Jukes-Darwin Mining Field
Mount Farrell Mining Field
North Dundas
North Heemskirk
Read - Rosebery
Rosebery
South Heemskirk
Zeehan

[edit] References

Blainey, Geoffrey (2000). The Peaks of Lyell, 6th ed., Hobart: St. David's Park Publishing. ISBN 0-7246-2265-9.
Pink, Kerry. The west coast story : a history of Western Tasmania and its mining fields Rev. ed. Zeehan, Tasmania : West Coast Pioneers' Memorial Museum, 1984. ISBN 0-9598295-2-0
Rae, Lou (2001). The Abt Railway and Railways of the Lyell region. Sandy Bay: Lou Rae. ISBN 0-9592098-7-5.
Whitham, Charles. Western Tasmania - A land of riches and beauty, Reprint 2003, Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.

2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown.

1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC 48825404; ASIN B000FMPZ80

1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC 35070001; ASIN B0008BM4XC

Whitham, Lindsay (2002). Railways, Mines, Pubs and People and other historical research. Sandy Bay: Tasmanian Historical Research Association. ISBN 0-909479-21-6.