| Location: |
Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
7km north of Kalgoorlie, via the Goldfields Highway.
600 km east of Perth, at the end of the Great Eastern Highway. |
| Open: |
All year daily 8:30-16:30.
Closed 25-DEC, 26-DEC and 01-JAN.
Underground tour: WA School Holiday 9:30, 11, 12:30, 14, 15:20. Normal Timetable 10, 13, 14, 15:20. [2011] |
| Fee: |
Surface Tour: Adults AUD 20, Children AUD 15, Concession AUD 15.
Surface and Underground tour: Adults AUD 30, Children AUD 20, Concession AUD 20, Family AUD 80. Pitch Black tour: Adults AUD 60, Children (10-16) AUD 40, Concession AUD 40, Family AUD 180. {2011] |
| Classification: |
 Gold mine
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| Light: | electric |
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| Address: |
Australian Prospectors and Mining Hall of Fame, Goldfields Highway, Kalgoorlie WA 6430, Tel: +61-8-9026-2700, Fax: +61-8-9091-4075.
E-mail: Mining Hall of Fame, MHOF, PBKB 2001, Kalgoorlie WA 6430. |
| Last update: | $Date: 2011/12/19 01:33:19 $ |
| 1893 | mine opened. | |
| 1952 | gold ore exhausted, mine closed. | |
| 1992 | opened as a show mine. | |
| OCT-2001 | Miners Hall of Fame opened. | |
| NOV-2011 | closed due to financial difficulties. |
The Australian Prospectors and Mining Hall of Fame is located on the site of the former Hannan's North Tourist Mine. It offers three different tours and the possibility to ride on a huge 793C Dump Truck. The surface tour is called Discovery Package and includes the Mining Hall of Fame, gold pour demonstration, gold panning, and numerous surface exhibits. The socalled Hannan's Package additionally includes the normal undergound tour. Guided by an ex-miner, the visitor explores the underground drives and crosscuts of the mine. The mine is entered by a lift cage that takes the visitors down into the earth. The Pitch Black Tour was added some years ago and addionally includes the visit of a deeper, undeveloped level of the mine. This tour is more strenuous and requires some physical fitness.
The Miners Hall of Fame is dedicated to the importance of mines and miners to the wealth of Australia. It was created for Australia's Centenary of Federation year in 2001. Later it was renamed Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame.
In NOV-2011 the Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame was in financial trouble. The board announced a temporary closure of the facility, while they work on a new business model. This is actually a pretty bad date, as the summer season starts on the southern hemisphere in November. So be alert, the sight might be closed when you arrive.
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