Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company

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Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company was a Tasmanian mining company formed on 29 March 1893, most commonly referred to as Mount Lyell. Mount Lyell was the dominant copper mining company of the West Coast from 1893 to 1994, and was based in Queenstown, Tasmania.

1893  Wikidata
Mount Lyell; Mount Lyell Company; Mount Lyell Mine; Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company
business, railway company, copper mine


Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

    Mount Lyell Iron Blow location with earliest identified photo in 1885Mount Lyell Iron Blow location with earliest identified photo in 1885
    Haulage Line by 1900 with loss of vegetationHaulage Line by 1900 with loss of vegetation
    Mount Lyell lease stumps 1970sMount Lyell lease stumps 1970s
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    commonsimageMount Lyell Iron Blow location with earliest identified photo in 1885 Commons
    commonsimageHaulage Line by 1900 with loss of vegetation Commons
    commonsimageMount Lyell lease stumps 1970s Commons