Burra • Find • State Library of South Australia

Plant at the Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/37

Plant showing roaster and product shed at Burra Copper Mine.

Timbered shafts, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1975, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/34

View of the timbered shafts at the Burra Copper Mine, taken on instant film, with a car in front.

Morphett's Shaft

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/42

Morphett's Shaft at the Burra Copper Mine, surrounded by scaffolding.

Dump truck at the Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/38

Dump truck in action at the Burra Copper Mine.

Plant at the Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/36

Plant with ore bin and crusher in foreground at Burra Copper Mine.

Truck and excavator at the Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/39

Kato excavator and Euclid truck backfilling the boxcut at the Burra Copper Mine.

Burra Mine pit

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1975, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/33

View of the pit at the Burra Copper Mine, taken on instant film, with trucks and machinery at the bottom.

Machinery and structures, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/20

Machinery and structures at the Burra Copper Mine.

Blast at Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/34

Blast in waste at Burra Copper Mine.

Two cars at the Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1970, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/1

Two cars at the site of the Burra Copper Mine, prior to the re-operation of the mine in 1971.

Mine pit, Burra Mine

McLean, Doug, 1981, Photograph, PRG 1653/1/13

View of the mine pit and failure area at the Burra Copper Mine [print copy at PRG 1653/2/96].

Digging a trench, Burra Mine

McLean, Doug, 1981, Photograph, PRG 1653/1/20

'Kato' excavator digging a trench at the back of the eastern side failure area at the Burra Copper Mine [print copy at PRG 1653/2/126].

Car, Burra Mine

McLean, Doug, c. 1980, Photograph, PRG 1653/1/83

Car on a haul road in the mine pit at the Burra Copper Mine.

Blast, Burra Mine

McLean, Doug, 1980, Photograph, PRG 1653/1/107

The clearing smoke and dust after a blast in ore at the southern end of the mine pit at the Burra Copper Mine. 407kg of explosives wer used [print copy at PRG 1653/2/3].

Blast, Burra Mine

McLean, Doug, 1980, Photograph, PRG 1653/1/111

Setting up for a blast in ore at the southern end of the mine pit at the Burra Copper Mine. 407kg of explosives were used for the blast.

Blast, Burra Mine

McLean, Doug, 1980, Photograph, PRG 1653/1/112

Setting up for a blast in ore at the southern end of the mine pit at the Burra Copper Mine. 407kg of explosives were used for the blast [print copy at PRG 1653/2/1].