Tyrconnel Mine and Battery | |
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Location | between Kingsborough and Thornborough, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 16°56′05″S 145°02′06″E / 16.9347°S 145.0351°E |
Design period | 1870s–1890s (late 19th century) |
Built | 1876–1980s |
Official name | Tyrconnel Mine and Battery |
Type | state heritage (built, archaeological) |
Designated | 21 October 1992 |
Reference no. | 600687 |
Significant period | 1876–1980s (fabric) 1876–1899, 1912–1924, 1930s–1940s, 1960s, 1980s (historical) |
Significant components | machinery/plant/equipment – mining/mineral processing, tailings dump, residential accommodation – manager's house/quarters, dam/reservoir, shaft, battery shed, cyanide plant/cyanide vat, battery/crusher/stamper/jaw breaker |
Tyrconnel Mine and Battery is a heritage-listed gold mine between Kingsborough and Thornborough, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1876 to 1980s. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.[1]