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Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

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#1 Winze Shaft

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

#1 Winze Shaft.
This photograph was taken durring a special trip organised by S.A.Water for the veiwing of the underground workings, for South Australian Museum staff and invited MinSoc members.
Photo by Mark Willoughby.
 © M. Willoughby 08Photo ID: 156454    View Count: 75

#2 Winze Shaft

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

#2 Winze Shaft. Notice how solid the timber appears to be, even after over 100 years of being undergound.
This photograph was taken durring a special trip organised by S.A.Water for the veiwing of the underground workings, for South Australian Museum staff and invited MinSoc members.
Photo by Mark Willoughby.
 © M. Willoughby 08Photo ID: 156443    View Count: 78

#3 Winze Shaft

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

#3 Winze Shaft, these timbers have been placed over the shaft by collectors many years ago trying to access the drive and stope behind this shaft.
This photograph was taken durring a special trip organised by S.A.Water for the veiwing of the underground workings, for South Australian Museum staff and invited MinSoc members.
Photo by Mark ...
 © M. Willoughby 08Photo ID: 156444    View Count: 63

Adit Entrance

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

This is the entrance to the Mian Adit, the door was put in place by S.A.Water to protect the pumping equipment inside the drive. A second adit entrance below this nearer to the creek level hes been filled in and is now lost from view.
This photograph was taken durring a special trip organised by S.A.Water for the veiwing of the underground ...
 © M. Willoughby 08Photo ID: 156449    View Count: 62

Backfill

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Several areas of backfill like this are found on the sides of the main drive where small drives and stopes once exsisted.
This photograph was taken durring a special trip organised by S.A.Water for the veiwing of the underground workings, for South Australian Museum staff and invited MinSoc members.
Photo by Mark Willoughby.
 © M. Willoughby 08Photo ID: 156457    View Count: 74

Boiler House Chimney

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Boiler House Chimney, showing the flue entrance.
This photograph was taken durring a special trip organised by S.A.Water for the veiwing of the underground workings, for South Australian Museum staff and invited MinSoc members.
Photo by Mark Willoughby.
 © M. Willoughby 08Photo ID: 156434    View Count: 64

Boiler House Chimney.

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Very little remains of the building structures at this mine. This Chimney is the one of the most intact, of what little remains.
Photograph by Mark Willoughby.
 © M. Willoughby '06Photo ID: 125788    View Count: 172

Chimney and Boiler House

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

The back wall of the Boiler House with the Chimney in the background.
This photograph was taken durring a special trip organised by S.A.Water for the veiwing of the underground workings, for South Australian Museum staff and invited MinSoc members.
Photo by Mark Willoughby.
 © M. Willoughby 08Photo ID: 156436    View Count: 69

Chimney and Flue

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Back wall of the Boiler House showing the Flue entrance and the Chimney in the background.
This photograph was taken durring a special trip organised by S.A.Water for the veiwing of the underground workings, for South Australian Museum staff and invited MinSoc members.
Photo by Mark Willoughby.
 © M. Willoughby 08Photo ID: 156447    View Count: 59

Copper Ores

Spring Creek Mine, Wilmington, South Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

A veiw of Copper ores in the wall of the main drive, FOV is approx 60cm across.
This photograph was taken durring a special trip organised by S.A.Water for the veiwing of the underground workings, for South Australian Museum staff and invited MinSoc members.
Photo by Mark Willoughby.
 © M. Willoughby 08Photo ID: 156452    View Count: 101
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