RoamWild Tasmania
Part 1 of the search for Great Mt Lyell. One of around 200 lost mines around Queenstown Tasmania.
Lake Margaret Hydropower
The 1914 commissioned Lake Margaret Hydropower scheme still roars proudly along today. Now operated by Hydro Tasmania.
Enter the powerhouse to stand next to the original machinery still working.
Tour the still intact village of houses and learn of the unique way of life that generations of people enjoyed here.
Enjoy a morning or afternoon tea break in the village hall while the audio/visual presentation of past residents tell the story.
Piners & Miners
A day crammed with adventures.
Pick up from Strahan accommodations.
Enjoy morning tea at Queenstown's The Paragon Theatre.
Interact with real modern day Piners at Tasmania's largest Huon pine sawmill.
Explore prehistoric forests with ancient trees, some over 2000 years old still growing.
Discover abandoned mines where you can find gold, gems and mineral samples to keep.
4x4 into the Franklin/Gordon wild rivers national park for a lunch of Tasmanian produce before the stroll deep into Unesco world heritage wilderness.
Arrive at Southern Macquarie harbour for afternoon tea while exploring the relics of an abandoned 1900 mining port town.
Board the cruise vessel for the delightful journey back to Strahan just in time for dinner.
An Epic day, lifelong memories.
Queenstown Tasmania Australia
Tasmania Nature & Mining Tours | Discover Tasmania
Tasmania’s west coast is a land of contradictions, where barren valleys and mining monuments sit alongside the beautiful world heritage rainforest. Anthony Coulson, of Queenstown Heritage Tours (now called Roam Wild Tours), will welcome you to this intriguing world of contrasts as he guides you on a tour deep into the Lost Mines and Ancient Pines. Along the way he’ll share colourful stories, from the discovery of gold in the 1840s and the Gordon River Dam protests to the thousand-year-old trees.
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Lost Mines-Ancient Pines
Tasmania's Western Wilderness. Guided adventures through forests and relics with the interpreted story of pioneering Piners & Miners.
Be Guided through the Art Deco ambience of The Paragon Theatre.
Interact with real modern day Piners then stand among Huon and King Billy trees that are thousands of years old in a wild prehistoric temperate rainforest environment. Stroll along the 1880's pack ways of the pioneering Piners & Miners to find the relics of the first Gold mines here. Pan some Gold and Gems for your RoamWild Tasmania supplied sample bottle while we prepare you a delicious snack of Tasmanian delights. Try our billy tea infused with flavours from the wild forests that surround you.
Experience an 1890's Copper/Gold/Silver mine and enjoy a Miners Crib Break inside our #3 mine.
An Epic day out to remember...Call us at RoamWild Tasmania. We arrange and supply everything for you to have the best experience possible.
Where the River Runs Red - a mining community caught between the past and a sustainable future
In the isolated west of Tasmania an ominous red river divides the small mining town of Queenstown. A result of copper run-off from a closed mine, it is an ever-present reminder of the town’s history of environmental and industrial disaster. Where the River Runs Red explores a community in an economically crippled area caught between the past and a future that is less reliant on a mining economy
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Town pitches in for brighter future
Residents of Queenstown on Tasmania's west coast have mobilised to spruce up the town to attract tourists and new residents.
Mawson's Hut's Replica Museum
Improved Lake Margaret visitor experience
New visitor interpretation at Lake Margaret showcases the history of the village, power station and township.
Queenstown based tour company RoamWild Tasmania conduct tours through the station and village, including the Hall where visitors will see the new interpretation and gain an insight into the fascinating stories from this tiny village that played such an important role in developing industry on the West Coast.
Mt Lyell Mine and the Queenstown Community Day
Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:00:55 1 History
00:03:05 1.1 Centenary
00:03:37 1.2 Current
00:04:40 2 Mine Operation
00:05:34 3 Railway
00:06:16 4 Archives
00:06:49 5 Environmental impact
00:08:52 6 See also
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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.
Following consolidation of leases and company assets at the beginning of the twentieth century, Mount Lyell was the major company for the communities of Queenstown, Strahan and Gormanston. It remained dominant until its closure in 1994.
The Mount Lyell mining operations produced more than a million tonnes of copper, 750 tonnes of silver and 45 tonnes of gold since mining commenced in the early 1890s - which is equivalent to over 4 billion dollars worth of metal in 1995 terms.