Hughes Enginehouse at Moonta...
Erected in 1865, this housed a Cornish pumping engine, which operated the copper mine.
Its function was to dewater the underground workings on the mine's largest orebodies.
The engine operated pumps in Hughes and Taylors Shafts which allowed mining of the main orebody below natural water level. It worked continuously, except for maintenance, for more than 58 years until closure of the mine in 1923.
Hughes Enginehouse at Moonta...
Erected in 1865, this housed a Cornish pumping engine, which operated the copper mine.
Its function was to dewater the underground workings on the mine's largest orebodies.
The engine operated pumps in Hughes and Taylors Shafts which allowed mining of the main orebody below natural water level. It worked continuously, except for maintenance, for more than 58 years until closure of the mine in 1923.