Mount Morgan Mine
Mount Morgan Mine Stack, 2010 | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mount Morgan |
| State | Queensland |
| Country | Australia |
| Coordinates | 23°38′28″S 150°22′31″E / 23.64111°S 150.37528°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper Gold Silver |
| Production | Copper: 387,000 tonnes Gold: 262 tonnes Silver: 37 tonnes |
| Financial year | 1882–1981 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1882 |
| Closed | 1981 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Norton Gold Fields |
| Year of acquisition | 2007 |
Mount Morgan Mine was a copper, gold and silver mine in Queensland, Australia. Mining began at Mount Morgan in 1882 and continued until 1981. Over its lifespan, the mine yielded approximately 262 metric tons (258 long tons; 289 short tons) of gold, 37 metric tons (36 long tons; 41 short tons) of silver and 387,000 metric tons (381,000 long tons; 427,000 short tons) of copper. The mine was once the largest gold mine in the world.
The Mount Morgan Mine also operated assay laboratories, brickworks, foundry, power house and workshops (including carpentry, electrical and plumbing) as part of its operations. The Mount Morgan Mine also contained Fireclay Caverns excavated to provide clay for the mine brickworks.
Wealth from the Mount Morgan mine funded Persian oil exploration, establishing the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, which became BP in 1954. Wealth from the Mount Morgan mine was also bequeathed in 1912 to establish the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research.