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Mount Bischoff Tin Mining Company SmelterPrint Page 
Location
| Address: | The Esplanade, Launceston , 7250 |
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| State: | TAS |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -41.431366 Long: 147.138843 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Monday 22nd March, 1993 |
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WEALTH FROM TIN
THE MOUNT BISCHOFF
TIN MINING SMELTER
The Launceston City Coat of Arms depicted in the rop right hand corner of the plaque, show the North and South Esk meeting to form the Tamar River, within each tributary is an ingot of tin, which represents the tin ore brought to Launceston for treatment at the Mount Bischoff Tin Mining Company Smelter, from Mount Bischoff in the west, and many mines in North Eastern Tasmania.
The tin also represents part of the wealth that flowed into Launceston, which helped to make it one of Australia`s wealthiest mining towns and to develop as Tasmania`s major industrial centre.
Erected by the North West Tasmanian Branch of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, to commemorate the Mount Bischoff Tin Mining Company Smelter.
Unveiled by Alderman Graeme W. Beams, Mayor of Launcestion on 22 March 1993, to mark the inaugural launch of Mining Week in Tasmania.
