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Heritage Blinman Mine

254 Reviews

#1 of 5 things to do in Blinman

Sights & Landmarks, Mines

Mine Rd, Blinman, Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia 5730, Australia

Open today: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Sunshine Coast, Australia

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Incredibly interesting and a must-do in the Flinders Ranges

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Review of Heritage Blinman Mine

Reviewed 8 January 2020 via mobile

We’re a family of 2 adults & 2 kids (13 & 11) on a road trip through South Australia. Locals at Wilpena Pound Resort recommended we visit Blinman and we are so glad we did. The tour of the old copper mine was incredibly interesting to us all - fascinating to hear both the stories of the miners and also how the township in the 21st century banded together to restore the mine to show us the ways of the 19th century miners. Sally, our guide, was excellent, a lovely local Station owner working casually to enable the mine tour manager to have some time off. If you are in the Flinders Ranges, I definitely recommend you book this tour.

Date of experience: January 2020

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Karin N

Adelaide, Australia

214

Reviewed 26 November 2019

Fantastic tour

We recently did the underground guided Blinman mine tour and found it so interesting. Our guide Sheree was very informative about the history and geology of the mine, and it gave us a new appreciation of Blinman compared to our earlier visits before this tour opened.Congratulations to the local community who worked so hard to get this tour off the ground.

Date of experience: November 2019

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Hello Karin N,

Many thanks for your review and recommendation.

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ruthwhitehead

Australia

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Reviewed 12 November 2019 via mobile

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The Blinman Mine tour is a must see when visiting the Flinders Ranges. The mines history and stories of local miners and their families are brought to life by the tour guide who is passionate about Blinman and the mine. The towns people who restored the mine and set up a fabulous tourist attraction should be congratulated on a job well done. Thanks for the experience.

Date of experience: November 2019

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Hello ruthwhitehead,

Thank you for your recommendation and review, we enjoyed taking you on tour.

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Donna C

South Yarra, Australia

Reviewed 6 November 2019

Blinman Mine

Blinman cooper mine - Underground
Great guide very informative, how they worked in those conditions Im in awe. Please wear good hiking boots or sneakers.

Date of experience: October 2019

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Hello Donnalee79,

Thank you for your review, it makes us thankful that we live in these times, those miners and families did t tough.

Susan

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Skyfox49

Albury, Australia

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Reviewed 2 November 2019

Excellent guided tour

Our mine tour guide Susan was fantastic. Ever since seeing Susan interviewed on ABC "Backroads", a trip to the Flinders Ranges including the underground tour of the historic Blinman copper mine has been on my bucket list. Susan's commentary was extremely interesting and painted a vivid picture of the horrendous working conditions the predominantly Cornish miners faced in their very dangerous work environment. Susan's expert knowledge of this mine covered many technical aspects of the mining techiques used in the late 19th century to early 20th century, the geology of the ore body that the miners were chasing and also the social aspects of the difficulties faced by the miners and their families living in this remote arid environment after leaving the lush green countryside of England. Don't miss this excellent, very professionally presented attraction in Blinman, a tiny but progressive town in the Flinders Ranges, the highest town in SA. Highly recommended!

Date of experience: November 2019

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Hello Skyfox49,

Thank you for such a wonderful review and recommendation.

We are a passionate bunch and really love guiding tours, having fun but with adequate gravitas as befitting the harsh history of the mine and its workers.

Susan

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Kerryn B

Reykjavik, Iceland

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Reviewed 1 November 2019 via mobile

Mine Tour

Great tour and Susan is a great guide. Highly recommend a visit to the Mine and a visit to Blinman. Very informative.

Date of experience: November 2019

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Hi Kezz1710,

Many thanks for your review and recommendation, it was lovely having you on tour.

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