SideriteMongolata Gold Fields, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, Australia
Photo: M. Willoughby 08 Latitude: 33°34'52"S
Longitude: 139°4'30"E
In 1930 a drover named Henry Byles discovered a gold-bearing quartz reef. In 1933 the mines were officially opened by the then Premier of South Australia, R.S. Richards.
During the ensuing years the mines became known for producing large specimens of gold, the largest weighing nearly 7 kg.
Today the mines are still worked in small amounts and there is also a tourist tour underground to show the workings and methods of mining from days gone by.
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