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Disused Copper Mine, Burra South Australia, Australia

Disused Copper Mine, Burra South Australia, Australia - quarry, disused, South Australia, Burra
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Burra mine was world famous for the richness of its copper ores and for the first ten years of its life was the largest mine in Australia.

Wealth from the mine made fortunes for many of its original shareholders and its discovery marked the beginning of a period of unprecedented growth and prosperity for South Australia.

The story of the mine began in 1845 with the chance discovery of copper ore by a shepherd near Burra Creek.

Soon after, a similar find was made by another shepherd further to the north.

News of the discovery reached Adelaide, a town already infected with mining mania because of the success of the recently opened Kapunda mine.

The struggle for possession of this new copper bearing land quickly followed.

The interested parties resolved into two groups: the "Nobs" and the "Snobs".

The Nobs were capitalists and included the owners of Kapunda mine.

The Snobs were shopkeepers and merchants from Rundle and Hindley Streets in Adelaide.

The Burra mine was close in 1877.

The mine remained abandoned for nearly a century until open cut mining started again in 1971 and continued until exhaustion of ore in 1981.
woody2858 Uploaded by woody2858 on . Disused Copper Mine, Burra South Australia, Australia - Desktop Nexus Nature Download free wallpapers and background images: Disused Copper Mine, Burra South Australia, Australia. Desktop Nexus Nature background ID 1496138. Burra mine was world famous for the richness of its copper ores and for the first ten years of its life was the largest mine in Australia.

Wealth from the mine made fortunes for many of its original shareholders and its discovery marked the beginning of a period of unprecedented growth and prosperity for South Australia.

The story of the mine began in 1845 with the chance discovery of copper ore by a shepherd near Burra Creek.

Soon after, a similar find was made by another shepherd further to the north.

News of the discovery reached Adelaide, a town already infected with mining mania because of the success of the recently opened Kapunda mine.

The struggle for possession of this new copper bearing land quickly followed.

The interested parties resolved into two groups: the "Nobs" and the "Snobs".

The Nobs were capitalists and included the owners of Kapunda mine.

The Snobs were shopkeepers and merchants from Rundle and Hindley Streets in Adelaide.

The Burra mine was close in 1877.

The mine remained abandoned for nearly a century until open cut mining started again in 1971 and continued until exhaustion of ore in 1981.
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Uploaded By: woody2858
Date Uploaded: June 23, 2013
Filename: Burra-Quarry.jpg
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