Bretrick
Well-known Member
- Location
- Perth Western Australia
At 15 I started an apprenticeship at the Mt Lyell Copper Mine and worked there for 20 years.
The mine was established in 1893 and smelted it's own Copper bearing ore.
To facilitate the smelters, the trees surrounding Queenstown were cut down to feed the smelters.
In cutting down all the trees, the soil was exposed to extreme erosion courtesy of 2500mm/98" average rain per year.
All the soil was washed away so no trees could regrow. Those that did get a foothold were killed by the acid rain
generated by the toxic fumes spewing out of the furnace chimney stacks.
Queenstown was left with what today is called a moonscape.
Before Man arrived, this was the countryside surrounding Queenstown Tasmania
The Miners arrived
The hills surrounding Queenstown today
The mine was established in 1893 and smelted it's own Copper bearing ore.
To facilitate the smelters, the trees surrounding Queenstown were cut down to feed the smelters.
In cutting down all the trees, the soil was exposed to extreme erosion courtesy of 2500mm/98" average rain per year.
All the soil was washed away so no trees could regrow. Those that did get a foothold were killed by the acid rain
generated by the toxic fumes spewing out of the furnace chimney stacks.
Queenstown was left with what today is called a moonscape.
Before Man arrived, this was the countryside surrounding Queenstown Tasmania
The Miners arrived
The hills surrounding Queenstown today
