Venus Gold Battery - QLD

A “must-do” experience for visitors to the Towers. The 150 years old Venus Gold Battery (Mill) crushed ore from the underground mines to extract the valuable gold. Through an amazing audio-visual experience and guided tour, discover how gold was processed during the colourful North Queensland goldrush.On the outskirts of Charters Towers is the oldest and largest surviving Battery in Queensland – the Venus Gold Battery. Built in 1872, this crushing mill provided gold extraction facilities to miners for over a century. The huge “stampers” pounded day and night extracting the precious gold from quartz up until 1973.1 hour 15 minutes guided tour through historical site and audio-visual experience Learn about the process of milling ore and be introduced to some of the ghosts of the Battery.Open 7 Days 10am | Monday – Saturday 2pm