Mount Morgan

Mount Morgan

      mining town, eastern Queensland, Australia, in the Dee Range. One of Australia's most important gold strikes, called the “mountain of gold,” was made there in 1882 by Edwin and Thomas Morgan. Although there were early difficulties in mining and treating the ore, the “Glory Hole” (1/2 mile [1 km] in diameter and 850 feet [260 metres] deep) has yielded more than 100 tons of gold and 250,000 tons of copper, as well as large amounts of iron pyrites.

      By 1982, however, all ore supplies were exhausted, and in that year a plant was opened to extract ore from tailings in an effort to keep the town alive. The opencut excavation has created a gaping, terraced crater in the mountain overlooking the town on the Dee River flats below. Declared a town in 1890, Mount Morgan was merged with the shire of Calliungal in 1931. It is linked by rail and the Burnett Highway to Rockhampton (22 miles [35 km] north) and Brisbane (310 miles [500 km] southeast). Pop. (2006) local government area, 2,984.

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