Comet Mine Marble Bar

The comet gold mine has a mineral and gemstone display centre where a most impressive exhibition of the pilbara and australia minerals and gemstones can be viewed.

Comet mine marble bar.

Put comet mine on your schedule and learn what else deserves a visit by using our marble bar trip itinerary maker tool. Comet gold mine tourist centre hillside marble bar road marble bar wa australia 6760 rated 5 based on 1 review trevor and sue are welcoming. Hotels near marble bar museum visitors centre. Comet coalition mines included the forlorn hope log cabin comet and pan american and schodde mine properties in 1949.

King of timbuctoo bamboo creek district east pilbara shire western. The only significant remnant of the town s gold mining past is the comet gold mine located 7 5 km from town via the hillside marble bar road. Things to do near comet gold mine tourist centre. Mine opened by 3 shafts.

It allegedly boasts the tallest smoke stack in the southern hemisphere at 75 metres. Marble bar museum visitors centre. In 1983 main shaft vertical had head frame and hoist house tracks large dumps. Marble bar is an amazing place for its environmental values and well worth a visit but not to the comet gold mine.

All things to do in marble bar. The mine opened in 1936 and operated continuously until 1955. The comet mine has historic and scientific heritage significance as an example of an important mining operation in the marble bar district. Most of the work done from the main shaft between the 168 level and the surface.

And led to a second boom for marble bar. The first having been in the 1890s. Marble bar is an amazing place for its environmental values and well worth a visit but not to the comet gold mine. The major find occurred in 1936.

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