Mining Museum Features

Emmaville was known mainly for its tin, although there were also two silver mines and one emerald mine. Some of the emeralds are on display at the mining museum in Sydney . Other minerals, namely topaz, arsenic and quartz crystals are still to be found here and Emmaville has many visitors who fossick for these minerals.

The Grampian Range, situated 5 kms northwest of Emmaville is noted as one of the richest mineral belts in Australia, with twenty seven known minerals. At one time there were in excess of thirty mines in the Emmaville area.

See:-

• The Nationally renowned Curnow Collection
• The Jillet, Gilbey & Maskey Collections
• More than 200 historic photographs of the mines & miners
• Interior of a miner's hut
• Replica blacksmith's shop
• Replica mine entrance
• Stunning mineral collection under ultraviolet light
• Fossil collection

 View the mineral slideshow