Mount Bischoff
| Mount Bischoff | ||
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 Former open pit mine on Mount Bischoff |
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| height | 785 m | |
| location | Tasmania | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 25 ′ 0 ″ S , 145 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E | |
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| particularities | Tin mining, 1870s - 1947 | |
The Mount Bischoff is a mountain in the northwest of the Australian state of Tasmania . It is northwest of the city of Waratah and it used to be a well-known tin mine .
Tin mining
Tin was discovered in 1871 by James “Philosopher” Smith and his agent Shawn Bischoff . In the 1920s the mountain was named after Shawn Bischoff. Initially, the dismantling worked by flushing with the water from the top of the waterfall in Waratah. When the easily accessible ore was mined in 1893, flushing was stopped. After that, mining began in the open pit and underground. The underground mine closed in 1914, but the mine continued to operate until the price of tin plummeted in 1929. In 1942, the Australian government reopened the mine to support the war effort. In 1947 it was finally over.
The mine was connected to the Emu Bay Railway with the Waratah Branch . The Waratah Branch led 1900–1940 from Guildford Junction to Waratah.
Web links
literature
- Geoffrey Blainey: The Peaks of Lyell , 6th Edition, St. David's Park Publishing, Hobart 2000, ISBN 0-7246-2265-9 .
- Nic Haygarth: Baron Bischoff: Philosopher Smith and the birth of Tasmanian mining . NN, 2004, ISBN 0-9585831-1-0 .