The Museum’s environmental history gallery, Great Southern Land, features minerals from the Broken Hill area collected by AG Smith, CV Latz and CM Chidley. This display reinforces one of the main themes of the gallery – that the deep history and powerful forces of the continent are an ongoing influence on human society.

2024年9月18日 · Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (now BHP Billiton) has gone on to become the largest mining company in the world, expanding into steelworks, shipping and collieries, and greatly influencing Australia’s industrial development.

A new exhibition and behind-the-scenes tours at Geoscience Australia celebrate the rich mining history of the Broken Hill region, and highlight some of the now rare mineral samples held within Geoscience Australia's mineral collection. The National Mineral Collection is an impressive selection of some 15 000 mineral and 90 meteorite specimens ...

At the Albert Kersten Mining and Minerals Museum you can explore all aspects of Broken Hill's unique geology, as well as the earth sciences of mineralogy and metallurgy. In addition, the museum highlights the rich social history of the town. Open Tuesday-Saturday: 10am - 4pm. Admission: Adults $10, Concession $5, Families $20.

The Albert Kersten Mining & Minerals Museum displays information on how the world’s largest deposit of silver lead and zinc was formed here in Broken Hill. It also houses a renowned collection of Broken Hill minerals.

2000年10月1日 · First published in 1982, this updated version of Minerals of Broken Hill commemorates the centenary of mining operations in Australia’s most renowned mineral deposit. Through attractive descriptions and splendid color photographs, the minerals of this mother of all Pb–Zn–Ag deposits are here promoted as perfect examples of the merging of ...

Find a world-class collection of more than 2,000 mineral, gem and crystal specimens, including a 42kg silver nugget. Visitors should look out for the famous silver tree ornament once owned by Charles Rasp, the boundary rider-turned-prospector who discovered the original ‘broken hill’.

Find a world-class collection of more than 2,000 mineral, gem and crystal specimens, including a 42kg silver nugget. Visitors should look out for the famous silver tree ornament once owned by Charles Rasp, the boundary rider-turned-prospector who discovered the original ‘broken hill’.

The Museum is housed in the Old Bond Store, and the minerals on display were collected in the local area. The collection of over 200 mineral samples includes a 42 kg silver nugget. Also on display is the Silver Tree, an 8 kg silver epergne (table centrepiece) owned by Charles Rasp, who held the first mining lease at Broken Hill.

The Albert Kersten Mining and Minerals Museum is an excellent introduction to mining and minerals in Broken Hill. You can watch a video about the geology of the area and see examples of the minerals. Learn about mining in the area. There was also a temporary exhibit of aboriginal art. It is well worth a visit.