Miners Heritage Walk-In Mine

Useful Information

Location:	97 Heritage Road, Rubyvale, Queensland 4702. 1.5 km from Rubyvale, west of Emerald. (-23.408220, 147.689230)
Open:	All year daily 9-15. First tour 9:15, tours every hour. Closed 25-DEC, Boxing Day. [2022]
Fee:	Adults AUD 20, Children (13-17) AUD 10, Children (5-12) AUD 5, Children (0-4) free, Seniors AUD 17.50. [2022]
Classification:	Gem Mine Fee Mining sapphire mine
Light:	Incandescent
Dimension:
Guided tours:	D=40 min.
Photography:	allowed
Accessibility:	no
Bibliography:
Address:	Miners Heritage Walk In Mine, 97 Heritage Road, Rubyvale, Queensland 4702, Tel: +61-7-4985-4444. E-mail:
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History

1875	gem field mining started.
1906	Monkey Drive tunnel dug by Charles Hagan.
1982	Miners Heritage mine established.
1984	opened as a show mine.
2004	new above ground air-conditioned showroom opened to the public.

Description

Miners Heritage Walk In Mine, Australia's largest underground walk-in sapphire mine, offers underground tours and an underground gem shop. It is located at Rubyvale, Queensland, in the heart of the Queensland sapphire fields. The mine was opened as a working mine for sapphires, but after only two years it was transformed into a show mine. The guides are underground miners who talk first hand about their work. The tour follows the Monkey Drive tunnel dug by Charles Hagan in 1906.