The Old Iron Blow Mine
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The
Mt Lyell "Iron Blow" Is where it all began for Mt Lyell.
It was first mined by prospectors looking for Gold, but instead, they
found a huge outcrop of copper. The Photo (Left & Below) shows the Iron Blow
In the 70's, with the Township of Gormanston & Mt Owen seen in the Background. |
In
1883 three gold diggers, Mick and Bill McDonough and Steve Karlson
pegged out 50 acres of land in the Valley "Chamouni",
(later to become known as "Linda Valley"). The area that
they had pegged included the large Ironstone outcrop which became
known as "The Iron Blow". And so with the first pegging
of the Lyell fields, began one of Australia's great mines. |
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Today visitors can drive up to a parking area above the Iron Blow. The Photo (Below Left), Is a view of the Iron Blow as it is today, with the Mt Lyell workings in the background. (Left) is a sample of one of the Views obtained from the area. (Below Right) is another recent Photo. The Turn-Off to the Iron Blow, is between the Towns of Gormanston and Queenstown. The drive from the turn-off is only a few minutes to the car park |
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