Mount Morgan Mine

Mount Morgan Mine was a copper, gold and silver mine in Queensland, Australia. Mining began at Mount Morgan in 1882 and continued until 1981. Over its lifespan, the mine yielded approximately 262 metric tons of gold, 37 metric tons of silver and 387,000 metric tons of copper. The mine was once the largest gold mine in the world.

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StateLibQld 2 237226 View of the open cut mine at Mount Morgan, ca. 1905

Mount Morgan mine, from an album of photographs presented to Governor Chermside by Mount Morgan Town Council, 1880s

Mount Morgan mine, from an album of photographs presented to Governor Chermside by Mount Morgan Town Council, 1880s

StateLibQld 2 232853 Processing plant of Mount Morgan Mines next to the Dee River

StateLibQld 2 232837 Miners working underground in the Mount Morgan Mine, 1903

StateLibQld 2 232845 Mount Morgan Mines complex, 1903

StateLibQld 2 232857 Shuttle train carrying ore at the Mount Morgan Mine, 1903

StateLibQld 2 290983 Steam shovel workng at Mount Morgan Mine, 1905

StateLibQld 1 297715 Working at the cutting, Mount Morgan Mines, 1906

Mount Morgan Gold Mine, Mount Morgan, Queensland, circa 1908

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		StateLibQld 2 237226 View of the open cut mine at Mount Morgan, ca. 1905		Commons
commons	image		Mount Morgan mine, from an album of photographs presented to Governor Chermside by Mount Morgan Town Council, 1880s		Commons
commons	image		Mount Morgan mine, from an album of photographs presented to Governor Chermside by Mount Morgan Town Council, 1880s		Commons
commons	image		StateLibQld 2 232853 Processing plant of Mount Morgan Mines next to the Dee River		Commons
commons	image		StateLibQld 2 232837 Miners working underground in the Mount Morgan Mine, 1903		Commons
commons	image		StateLibQld 2 232845 Mount Morgan Mines complex, 1903		Commons
commons	image		StateLibQld 2 232857 Shuttle train carrying ore at the Mount Morgan Mine, 1903		Commons
commons	image		StateLibQld 2 290983 Steam shovel workng at Mount Morgan Mine, 1905		Commons
commons	image		StateLibQld 1 297715 Working at the cutting, Mount Morgan Mines, 1906		Commons
commons	image		Mount Morgan Gold Mine, Mount Morgan, Queensland, circa 1908		Commons

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