Comet Mine Marble Bar

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Comet mine marble bar.

All things to do in marble bar. Marble bar is an amazing place for its environmental values and well worth a visit but not to the comet gold mine. In 1983 main shaft vertical had head frame and hoist house tracks large dumps. The first having been in the 1890s.

It allegedly boasts the tallest smoke stack in the southern hemisphere at 75 metres. King of timbuctoo bamboo creek district east pilbara shire western. 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. Marble bar museum visitors centre.

Hotels near comet gold mine tourist centre. Hotels near per perth airport. Marble bar pet friendly campgrounds. 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.

The major find occurred in 1936. 11 9km 7 4 miles salgash gold mines warrawoona marble bar east pilbara shire western australia australia 16 5km 10 3 miles bow bells gold mine moondine salgash gold mines warrawoona marble bar east pilbara shire western australia australia 53 9km 33 5 miles coppin gap iron ore mine spinifex ridge bamboo creek district east pilbara shire western australia. And led to a second boom for marble bar. Comet coalition mines included the forlorn hope log cabin comet and pan american and schodde mine properties in 1949.

The comet mine has historic and scientific heritage significance as an example of an important mining operation in the marble bar district. The mine opened in 1936 and operated continuously until 1955. 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. Mine opened by 3 shafts.

Marble bar is an amazing place for its environmental values and well worth a visit but not to the comet gold mine. Most of the work done from the main shaft between the 168 level and the surface.