Enjoy a self-drive tour or walk through the Burra Mine Site, a South Australian State heritage area. The open-air museum contains remains of the mining operations, recreating the exciting atmosphere of the monster mine. Entrance to the Burra Mine Site is included in the Burra Heritage Passport, available from the Burra Visitor Information Centre, 2 Market Square, Burra (open seven days per week and public holidays 9am to 5pm, closed Christmas Day) or from any of Burras four museums. Copper ore was discovered at Burra in 1845 and by 1850 Burra was the largest metal mine in Australia, employing 1,000 men and boys. The surface and underground mining operations were typically Cornish. Beam pumping and winding engines were imported from Cornwall and housed in traditional Cornish engine houses. The mine closed in 1877 after producing ore containing about 50,000 tonnes of copper (today's value about AUD200 million). Between 1971 and 1981 open cutting, producing an additional 24,000 tonnes of copper, reworked the mine.

Email: burrant@chariot.net.au

Phone: 08 8892 2154

Address:
Township of Burra
Burra, South Australia, 5417

Guest Facilities:
Car park, Coach Parking

Experiences you can enjoy at Burra Mine Site:
Historic/Heritage, Industry/Mining/Agriculture