{"id":4666,"date":"2021-10-01T11:30:42","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T01:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bassstraitmaritimecentre.com.au\/?p=4666"},"modified":"2021-10-04T11:45:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T00:45:01","slug":"mining-on-the-west-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bassstraitmaritimecentre.com.au\/news\/mining-on-the-west-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Mining on the West Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"
In 1883, the first pegging of the Mount Lyell fields took place when three gold diggers staked a 50-acre claim in what is now known as Linda Valley. In the early years, supplies to the area came up the King River from Strahan and were then carried in by professional packers.<\/p>\n
In 1888, the Mount Lyell Gold Mining Company was formed by a syndicate of six men, but didn\u2019t result in the hoped-for profits. In 1892, two Adelaide financiers saw that a fortune in copper was being overlooked in the search for gold, bought the mine and formed the Mount Lyell Mining Company. Another mine was established at North Mount Lyell.<\/p>\n
In 1893, the Mount Lyell Company was liquidated and the Mount Lyell Mining & Railway Company was created. In 1896, a railway was built between Teepookana and Penghana (now Queenstown) and by 1901, the line had reached Strahan and full-scale production could begin.<\/p>\n