Burra Mine — Attraction in Burra

What a fantastic piece of history has been preserved here. They have completely refurbished one of the old Cornish beam engine houses and there are quite a few signs around that tell you exactly what the buildings were for.. What a shame that the old steam and mechanical workings were not also refurbished. To get access to the mine workings and buildings you will need to purchase a key from the visitors centre in town that will let you through the locked gates and into locked buildings. The price per person is $30 with a $50 security deposit on the key. You get the security deposit back when you return the key. The annoying thing for us was that when we got to the old workings we found that the gates had been left unlocked and there were visitors there that had not purchased a key. I guess that it was for a good cause but $20 would be a more reasonable price. All that aside it was very interesting and rewarding to visit the old mine that was one of the first metalliferous mines in the countty. It also played a pivotal role in the development of...

Very interesting mine site they mined very rich veins of copper for 20 - 30 years in the late 19th century. There are many fascinating relics surrounding the open pit with posted information. We did not go to the Information centre for a key as the fee was a a bit "exy" $30 pp. Maybe worth it if you visit Burra for a few days and you are budding geologist. Burra is one of the coolest towns I have visited we stay in a stone mining cottage and thoroughly...

My partner and I did the burra heritage passport. The mines were my favourite of the attractions. Inside facts and the history of the mine can be read on the walls. When we went we unluckily had a dust storm blow over, got dust everywhere. 😂 If you don’t want to pay money to visit the mine ($25 for concession) there is a lookout you can view the mine and you can easily walk to the main mine building from the car park, you’ll just won’t be able...