The Old Mt Lyell Open Cut Mine

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The Photo above shows a section of the old North Lyell Settelment. This was later blasted away when forming the main Open Cut Mine
Photo above show a section of the Open Cut Mine in 1935 with the workers using hand tools to mine the rock
The Photo above shows the Open Cut after the introduction of mecanical digers and trucks
This Photo shows the Mine a few years later. You can now see the formation of the "Benching"
Her you can see one of the Drills used to drill the Blast Holes, and a mecanical Shovel used to load the ore
Above is anothey section of the Open Cut with tho Shovels working on different levels
This view shows a section of the Pit not long after a section of the Bench has been Blasted
This Photo above gives a view showing the size of the Open Cut compared to the Vehicles at the bottom. It went deeper than this.
This Photo shows a view of the "Benching" in the Pit.
This Photo shows the effects of "Caving" caused by Underground Mining. This has happened since the Open Cut was closed.
Another section of the Mine showing the Caving
This Photo shows a section of the Open Cut Mine as it is today
The Photo above shows a section of the Open Cut during the winter snowfalls
This Photo show the fleet of Euclid Dump Trucks lined up ready for the start of work
This Photo was taken in 1972 of the Final Blast in the Open Cut Mine
The sign (Left) overlooking the Open Cut, showing some details of how much was mined there.