Core samples

Sampling the earth

Core samples are an important part of the mining process. The cores are collected during exploration drilling, and undergo a process to determine the amount and quality of ore. If there is a large deposit of high-grade ore, then the area may be proposed for mining.

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Hannans North Tourist Mine

Mining in the Goldfields, from the beginning.

Put on your walking shoes as you walk through the ages of mining. Pan for gold and feel tiny in a reconstructed haul pak dump truck. The Hannans North Tourist Mine displays an array of mining items...

Address:

130 Goldfields Highway
Mullingar WA 6430
Australia

Open Hours

Sun to Fri 9am - 4pm

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Tributers

Hannans North Tourist Mine has a pay office building with an original set of drawers which were used to hold the pay and tribute slips for every employee. In the early goldrush, miners would bid...

Exploration drilling

Learn about drilling through the ages, with this display of drilling heads, and section of a drilling rig. The first modern drilling rigs were invented in the 1800s. Drilling is used to extract...

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