Mount Bischoff

Former mining at Mount Bischoff

The Mount Bischoff is a mountain in the north-west of the Australian state of Tasmania. It is located northwest of the city Waratah and earlier there was a known Zinnabbaugrube.

Tin mining

Tin was discovered in 1871 by James " Philosopher " Smith and his representative Shawn Bischoff. In the 1920s, the mountain was named after Shawn Bischoff. First, the reduction operated by rinsing with water from the top of the waterfall in Waratah. When in 1893 the easily accessible ore was mined, placed one a rinsing. After the dismantling began in open pit and underground. The underground mine was closed in 1914, but the pit was further operated until 1929, the price of tin crashed. 1942, the mining industry was established by the Australian Government again to support the war effort. In 1947, then finally closing.

The mine was connected with the Waratah Branch of the Emu Bay Railway. The Waratah Branch 1900-1940 resulted from the Guildford Junction to Waratah.

External links and sources

LISTmap (Mount Bischoff ). Department of Primary Industries and Water. Tasmanian Government