West Coast Tasmania Mines

West Coast Tasmania Mines

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.

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

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

References

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* Tuma, Andrew and Bottrill, R.S.(2006) "The minerals of Western Tasmania:Introduction, history and geological setting" in Australian Journal of Mineralogy, volume 12, No.2, December 2006
*: 2003 edition - Queenstown: Municipality of Queenstown. :1949 edition - Hobart: Davies Brothers. OCLC|48825404; ASIN [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FMPZ80 B000FMPZ80] :1924 edition - Queenstown: Mount Lyell Tourist Association. OCLC|35070001; ASIN [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0008BM4XC B0008BM4XC]
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