Thames Goldmine Experience

A guided tour takes you through an operational,19th century Stamper Battery & into one of the richest goldmines of the time. A self-guided tour allows you to explore the photographic museum, view a video presentation, discover mining relics, see steam-powered machines, & become acquainted with our Cave Weta colony.

A visit includes watching an informative video about how gold mining worked in the area with original footage from the mines in the neighborhood. Then, a tour guide takes you inside one of the entrances of the mine and walks you through how miners worked down there. Afterwards the battery is turned on as a demonstration of how the crushing and seperation of gold and silver from the rock works.
This is all done by the best possible guides threre are, since they have been restoring and keeping the mine and equipment for the last 40 years.
You can see how they are driven to show you what they can with a lot of expertise.
This  is a great place to stop by and find out about the history of Thames.