Mining and Industry around Australia Gallery

Deserted mines cottages in a ghost town

Deserted mines cottages in a ghost town. Gwalia was a gold-mining town. Underground mining began in 1897 at the Sons of Gwalia mine that became the largest and deepest in Australia. The mine closed in 1963 and the population disappeared almost overnight. Gwalia, near Leonora, Goldfields region, Great Victorian Desert, Western Australia

Morphetts Engine House Museum 1876 on the left and Morphetts winding

Morphett's Engine House Museum 1876 on the left and Morphett's winding house 1861 on the right. two of the buildings in the Burra Mines Historic Site encompassing the site and remnant structures of the original copper mine that earned its name Monster Mine by producing about 50 thousand tonnes of copper from 1845 to 1877. Burra, mid north South Australia, Australia

Iron Knob visitors centre in the town that is the birthplace of Australia's

Iron Knob visitors centre in the town that is the birthplace of Australia's steel industry and the centre houses a museum that celebrates the mines, miners and mineral and organises mine tours. Iron Knob Mine was the first commercial iron ore mine in Australia in 1880; mining ceased in 1998 but was started up gain in 2014. North of Whyalla, South Australia, Australia