The mines of the West Coast of Tasmania have a rich historical heritage as well as an important mineralogical value in containing or having had found, specimens of rare and unusual minerals. Also, the various mining fields have important roles in the understanding of the mineralization of the Mount Read Volcanics, and the occurrence of economic minerals.
The list below is a partial collation of the names of mines that have existed, a considerable number are found on or adjacent to the West Coast Range. Other mines and leases with different names may have existed.
The place names after the name of the mine are as found in records, and may not be accurate.
Where possible, subheadings are created for entries such as Mount Lyell, where different workings at the mine were named, and some common usages do not necessarily relate to company or Mines Department records
It is not a list of exploration leases, or "finds" where a mineral has been found on the west coast.
Adelaide Proprietary Mine,Dundas
Austral Mine, Zeehan
Boulder Mine, North Dundas
Britannia Mine, Zeehan
British-Zeehan Mine, Zeehan
Central Balstrup Mine, Zeehan
Colebrook Mine, Rosebery
Comet Mine, Dundas
Comstock Mine, Zeehan
Cumberland Tin Mine, Mount Heemskirk
Curtin Davis Mine, Dundas
Dundas Extended, Dundas
East Hercules Mine, Rosebery
Farrell Mine, Tullah (also as North Farrell)
Federation Mine, Mount Heemskirk
Fraser Creek Mine, North East Dundas
Grubbs Mine, Zeehan
Hal Jukes, Mount Jukes
Hecla Curtin Mine, Dundas
Henty Gold Mine, Henty River
Hercules Mine, Mount Read
Hydes, Mount Jukes (West)
Jukes Proprietary, Mount Jukes
Junction Mine, Zeehan
King Jukes Mine, Crotty
Lake Jukes, Crotty
Magnet Mine, Waratah
Maynes Mine, Mount Heemskirk
Melba Mine, North Dundas
Montana Mine, Zeehan
Montana Western Extended Mine
Mount Black Mine, Rosbery
Mount Bischoff, Mount Bischoff
Mount Darwin, Mount Darwin
Mount Farrell Mine, Tullah
Mount Lyell, Queenstown
Cape Horn
Comstock (also known as Lyell Comstock, in close proximity to Cape Horn)
Crown Lyell
Flux Quarry
Iron Blow - site lost with opening of the large open cut
Lyell Blocks
Open Cut (also known as West Lyell Open Cut)
Prince Lyell
Royal Tharsis Open cut
Royal Tharsis underground
Tharsis
Twelve West
West Lyell (also known as Open Cut)
West Tharsis
North Farrell Mine, Tullah
North Mount Lyell, Gormanston
Oonah Mine, Zeehan
Queen Jukes, Mount Jukes
Prince Darwin, Mount Darwin
Razorback Mine, Dundas
Renison Bell Mine, Renison Bell
Silver Queen Mine, Zeehan
Silversteam Mine, Zeehan
Spray Mine, Zeehan
Susanite Mine, Zeehan
Tasmanian Copper Mine, Rosebery
Taylours Reward, Mount Jukes
Tenth Legion Mine, Zeehan
West Comet Mine, Dundas
There are also designated mineral or mining 'fields'-
Dundas
Jukes-Darwin Mining Field
Mount Farrell Mining Field
North Dundas
North Heemskirk
Read - Rosebery
Rosebery
South Heemskirk
Zeehan
Crotty
Mount Lyell
Tasmanian Metals Extraction Company, Rosebery, smelter
Training and Educational
Mt Lyell School of Mines and Industries in Queenstown
Zeehan School of Mines and Metallurgy
