Mount Morgan Mine, Australia

Old gold pits, opened for tourists, can also be found in Australia. An excellent example of this is Mount Morgan. The goldmine began to be developed in 1882. Gold mining in it has been continuously conducted for almost a hundred years - until 1981. In addition to gold, the deposit served as a valuable source of silver and copper. Over the 99-year history of the field, it produced about 262 tons of gold, about 37 tons of silver, and about 378000 tons of copper. The history of the discovery of the deposit is very interesting. The first mine with gold ore was discovered by one of the local cattlemen. He had no idea about the gold mining, so he asked his family to keep the incredible discovery in secret. Minnie, the daughter of the cattleman, did not keep her promise and told her fiance Sandy about the deposit. Angry father kicked her out of the house. Minnie and Sandy got married soon after this. For many years the husband has been working in one of the local gold mines. When he was fired from work because of drunkenness, the spouses decided to tell the owner of the mine their main secret, in exchange for which Sandy was restored to work, and the story of one of Australia's greatest gold mines began.

Recently, gold deposit studies have been resumed. According to experts, in the mine is still hidden about 327 000 ounces of gold. Currently, Mount Morgan has the status of one of the most important sights of Queensland, part of the industrial complex is open to tourists. They have an opportunity to visit some of the oldest gold mines in Australia, as well as learn a lot of interesting facts about the history of the industry. At present, a significant part of the complex's mines available for mining are flooded, which significantly complicates their research. To the beginning - Grasberg Gold Mine