About Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre
Battery Hill Gold Mining and Heritage Centre is a heritage museum and former gold processing site on Peko Road in Tennant Creek, Barkly region, Northern Territory. Established to preserve the town's 1930s gold rush history, it centres on a restored 10-head stamp battery, the last of its type operating in Australia. The centre displays mining machinery, minerals, photographs and heritage buildings, illustrating Tennant Creek's development as a major goldfield.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect an open-air heritage site and indoor museum on a low hill east of Tennant Creek town centre. The site includes the restored 10-head stamp battery, historic mining machinery, mineral and gold displays, photographs and heritage buildings relocated to the site. Guided tours include an underground mine experience and demonstrations of gold processing. The centre has a visitor information area, lookout with views over Tennant Creek, and landscaped grounds to explore at a relaxed pace.
Key highlights
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Restored 10-head stamp battery - the last operating of its type in Australia
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Underground mine tour recreating Tennant Creek gold mining conditions
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Extensive mineral, gold nugget and mining memorabilia displays
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