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The Delprat shaft, which was commenced in 1900, is named after Broken Hill Proprietary general manager from 1899 to 1921, G D Delprat. The original wooden headframe was replaced in 1952 with the current steel structure. Winding here ceased in 1972 and the shaft has subsequently seen use as a tourist attraction until nearby mining operations caused its closure in 2007.

Corrugated iron housing at Broken Hill in New South Wales. Nearly every building in this part of the city is made of corrugated iron.

The Thompson Shaft at British Mine, Broken Hill, was developed from 1910 as this area took over the main production. Winding from this shaft appears to have ended in 1958.

Broken Hill is probably the corrugated iron capital of New South Wales with a large proportion of the city built with the material. This is particularly true of the houses built by and for the miners who work(ed) there, with whole streets of wonderful corrugated iron houses each with its own distinctive character. This is the miner's 'tinny' in which we stayed during our sojourn in this amazing place. In 2015 Broken Hill became the first Australian City to be added to the National Heritage List.

Offices at the Rasp Mine in Broken Hill. This mine has had a long and profitable history but is currently contracting as metal prices fall with seventy job losses announced in June 2020.

Water Tower at the former central power station, Eyre Street, Broken Hill.

Pacific National locos NR9 and NR113 pause at broken Hill with an eastbound container train. The building on the spoil tip is a cafe with the Line of Lode Miners Memorial to the left.

Production at the Rasp Mine in central Broken Hill has a long and profitable history. Development ceased in 2008 when metal prices fell but has since resumed and the mine currently employs c160 people. Annual production is planned to average 34,000 tonnes of zinc metal in concentrate, 28,000 tonnes of lead metal in concentrate, and 1.1 million ounces of silver in the lead concentrate.

Seven headframes can be seen in part in this view of the south-west end of the lode at Broken Hill, New South Wales. From the left they are: 1. Zinc Mine 2. South Mine No.7 Shaft (1932) 3. South Mine No.4 Shaft - Oregon Pine headframe (1919) 4. New Broken Hill Consolidated Mine haulage shaft 5. New Broken Hill Consolidated Mine service shaft 6. ? 7. Delprat Shaft

Grain silos at Broken Hill in New South Wales. The grain must be brought from quite a distance as Broken Hill sits in the midst of semi-desert outback and I saw no sign of cultivation.

Junction Mine at Broken Hill was developed from 1884 and from 1886 to closure in 1923 the Broken Hill Junction Silver Mining Co. produced ore to the value of £1.2 million. The mine was reworked by North Broken Hill Ltd between 1946 and 1962, and again by South Broken Hill Ltd. until 1972. The wooden headframe is the oldest on the line of lode and was erected at Browne Shaft in the 1890s although it has been modified several times. The winding enginehouse and ore bins here date from the 1946 reworking.

This corrugated iron church in Broken Hill was moved to this site in 1911 having previously served as Picton Methodist Church on Kaolin Street. The adjacent hall was moved from Blende Street Methodist Church when that closed in 1926.

Junction Mine at Broken Hill was developed from 1884 and from 1886 to closure in 1923 the Broken Hill Junction Silver Mining Co. produced ore to the value of £1.2 million. The mine was reworked by North Broken Hill Ltd between 1946 and 1962, and again by South Broken Hill Ltd. until 1972. The wooden headframe is the oldest on the line of lode and was erected at Browne Shaft in the 1890s athough it has been modified several times. The winding enginehouse and ore bins here date from the 1946 reworking.

Production at the Rasp Mine in central Broken Hill has a long and profitable history. Development ceased in 2008 when metal prices fell but as since resumed and the mine currently employs c160 people. Annual production is planned to average 34,000 tonnes of zinc metal in concentrate, 28,000 tonnes of lead metal in concentrate, and 1.1 million ounces of silver in the lead concentrate.

Five headframes can be seen in part in this view of the south-west end of the lode at Broken Hill. From the left they are: 1. Zinc Mine 2. South Mine No.7 Shaft (1932) 3. North Broken Hill Consolidated Mine haulage shaft 4. North Broken Hill Consolidated Mine service shaft 5. South Mine No.4 Shaft - Oregon Pine headframe (1919)

The No.3 shaft at North Mine in Broken Hill is the deepest in Australia at 1600 metres. It was commenced in 1948 and commissioned in 1962. Production here finally ended in the mid-1990s.

The Thompson Shaft at British Mine, Broken Hill, was developed from 1910 as this area took over the main production. Winding from this shaft appears to have ended in 1958.

Perilya operates the NBHC Mine, although it is now controlled by Chinese metal company Shenzhen Zhongjin Lingnan Nonfemet Co., Ltd. The shaft on the left isover Main Shaft at Zinc Mine where operation ceased in 1988. The central headframe is the skip winding shaft which was refurbished in 1988 and has a capacity of 2.9 million tonnes per year. The right headgear is for the service shaft with cages.