There are 37 Mining museums in Australia
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The museum is housed in Bright's historic railway station, with rolling stock typical of the old Ovens Valley Railway.
Museum houses a vast collection of documentation, artefacts and photographs dating from the discovery of gold in 1867 by James Nash to the recently closed operations of the Gympie Eldorado Goldmine
Miners Heritage was established in 1982 as a working mine. After the mine entry & underground showroom were completed Miners Heritage was officially opened for it's first Tour in 1984.
Nebo area is the key link to the 1800s and early life in the Mackay Region (being the closest rural and gold mining historical town to Mackay)
The NOC has faithfully recreated the history of opal and as you enter the NOC showrooms you are completely surrounded by life size graphic dioramas.
Venus Battery was the third Smash Battery to open at Charters Towers and the last to close.
A stroll through downtown Broken Hill gives you a glimpse of how mining shaped the city, with streets named for the metals and minerals that have been excavated here over the past 140 years.
The Gold Museum performs a dual role as the home of the celebrated Simon collection of gold nuggets and coins, and as the Regional Museum for Ballarat.
Bathurst Goldfields Education Centre is a reconstruction of a Gold Mine, displaying the history of gold in New South Wales.
The Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre is located in Beaconsfield, Tasmania.It was formed in 1972 after discussions were held as to forming a district museum and was opened in 1984.
Beechworth Gold Gemstone and Gold Gallery is a family business established in 1998.
The Blinman underground experience offers a unique journey into the heart of an historic copper mine.
The original mine office and workshop exhibits displays of the Burra copper mining area. Occasionally local blacksmiths will fire up the forge and work on site for visitors to see it in action.
Originally a miners' camp, the Bottle House now houses an amazing collection of artifacts and other items of interest.
Private museum exploring the history of Australia's opal mining industry, with tours & a gift shop.
Enjoy a self-drive tour or walk through the Burra Mine, a national heritage site.
The Don Rhodes Mining and Transport Museum is a public park in Port Hedland, Western Australia, with an open air display of retired mining machinery and railway rollingstock.
The Dove Cottage/ Miners cottage is a Mining museum located in Alexandra, QLD.
The ruins of the impressive Duke of Cornwall Engine House can be found along the Vaughan-Chewton Road in Fryerstown, Victoria.
A gem of a museum, a beautiful city.
The Eric Thomas Galley Museum is a photographic and general museum in Driffield Street in Queenstown.
The Greenbushes Discovery Centre tells the story of human involvement with the environment.
The Herberton Mining Museum History Association Inc. (HMMHA) was formed in February 2020 as a registered organization to support museum operations and collections management.
The Lithgow State Mine Heritage Park & Railway is an Australian mining museum, located in the Central Tablelands city of Lithgow, New South Wales.
The Moonta Mines Museum is housed in the former Moonta Model School of Mines.
Wheal Hughes was a 19th Century copper mine but is now a tourist attraction at Cross Roads, near Moonta, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
The Mount Magnet Mining and Pastoral Museum exhibits a vast collection of artefacts and photographs from the town’s rich past.
In 1876 a man named Saxby first discovered gold in the area.
Discover the unique role Kalgoorlie has played in WA’s development, both as a centre of mining and its place at the edge of the Nullarbor Plain, at the Museum of the Goldfields
One of our favorite hikes on Mount Coottha is the Ghost Hole Track, which takes you past some old gold mines.