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Wheal Augusta Mine Adit - SA

Wheal Augusta Mine Adit

Mine

Position

DEG: -34.964512 138.647293

DMS: 34º 57' 52.24" S 138º 38' 50.26" E

UTM: 54 H 6128364mN 285198mE

Altitude: 194m

Address & Contact

Gill Terrace/Jikara Drive
corner of Adelaide Crafers Highway next to car park on left hand side.

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Information

The G. V. Allen Mining Reserve and the Wheal Augusta Mine Adit, which are part of the considerable complex of mine workings in these foothills.

These were the first metalliferous mine workings in Australia. On the hillside above there is the chimney stack (not visible from here) of the Glen Osmond Smelting Works, constructed in 1849, somewhere near Jikara Drive.

It was connected to the chimney by an underground stone tunnel. The smelting work ceased after a short time. The stack was later painted white and served as a guide for ships in the Gulf for many years.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Lofty at 02/12:30am CST

Distance from Wheal Augusta Mine Adit 5.81km E

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
6.9°C	4.6°C	92%	5.7°C	hPa	0.2mm	ESE	7km/hr 4knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Adelaide (Kent Town)

Distance from Wheal Augusta Mine Adit 5.36km NW

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.3	29.4	26.4	22.7	18.9	16.1	15.3	16.6	19.0	21.8	25.2	27.0
Mean Min. °C	17.1	17.2	15.3	12.4	10.2	8.1	7.5	8.2	9.7	11.5	14.1	15.6
Mean Rain mm	19.0	13.5	27.2	39.6	59.9	79.3	74.7	68.8	59.2	43.1	30.9	29.0