Blinman is a tiny, isolated settlement on the edge of the South Australian desert. One of its enduring problems is its isolation. Even when copper was found, it struggled to transport the mineral economically from the mine to the nearest ports. Today the settlement verges on being a ghost town although there has been a commitment to tourism with the advent of the Blinman Underground Experience in 2011 (Blinman Mine). Still, beyond the mine tour there is little more than a pub and a few houses with the main interest lying in the remnants of the old mines which exist in all their rusted glory.
Blinman Mine Tour - Blinman Underground Experience
In an impressive attempt to encourage tourism the Blinman Heritage Tourist Mine was opened in April 2011. The mine office is located in the centre of town on Mine Road next door to the Blinman General Store. It has historic photos and information and it is also the local visitor information centre. The Blinman underground experience offers an opportunity to go into an historic copper mine. It is a combination of a sound and light system which includes storytelling, light boxes, music, a mix of theatre and mining history all enhanced by experienced tour guides.
Miner's Cottage
This miner's cottage, made from weatherboards and a limestone fireplace, dates from 1862. It is an old wattle and daub cottage which is located at the Arkaroola end of Blinman's main street. It is as old as the town.
History
* Prior to the arrival of Europeans the area was home to the Adnyamathanha Aboriginal people.
* Copper was discovered by a shepherd named Robert Blinman in 1859. Blinman, who had a wooden leg, was known as 'Peg Leg'. The discovery occurred on land owned by a Dr Hayward. Dr Hayward's brother, Paul Hayward, was given some sheep to graze on the land. He used to sit on a rock and watch the sheep. Paul Hayward handed the job on to 'Peg Leg' Blinman who one day broke a chunk off the rock and found that it was good quality copper.
* Blinman took out a mineral application in 1860.
* Two butchers in Adelaide, Henry and Thomas Martin, contacted Blinman and by 1861 they had a mineral lease on the land.
* By 1862 the mine was known as Wheal Blinman. It was sold in February, 1862 to the Yudnamutana Copper Mining Company of South Australia.
* Copper mining occurred from 1862 through to 1918 when the ore ran out.
* In 1863 a hotel and post office were opened in the settlement.
* By 1864 a town had been surveyed and 162 allotments laid out.
* The town of Blinman North was surveyed in 1867.
* By 1868 the town's population had reached 1,500. A school was opened that year.
* Regular water was discovered in 1869.
* In total around 10,000 tonnes of copper were removed from the area with most of it being mined in the years between 1903-1918.
* The Yudnamutana mine was hugely profitable and eventually was sold to London interests for the staggering sum of £135,000.
* Others also made money but when the mine closed in 1918 it had been an economic failure for the investors.
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