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A man and woman standing by a blue pool in a terraced landscape. 1
A tour bus with 'North West Tours' branding parked in a grassy area. 2
A large open-pit mine with terraced levels and a central water body. 3
A tour bus parked on a dirt road with a signboard and a tree in the background. 4
An abandoned building with a doorway leading to a brighter area. 5
By North West Tours

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Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is $85 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup

Overview

  • Departing Mount Isa. This is a fully guided interpretive tour of the now abandoned Mary Kathleen uranium mine that was first discovered in 1954 and decommissioned in the early 80's

Activity location

  • Mary Kathleen
    • Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Outback at Isa
    • 19 Marian Street
    • 4825, The Gap, Queensland, Australia

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Old Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine Interpretive Tour (4 hrs approx)

  • Earn $2.56
  • Activity duration is 4 hours4h
    4h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 1:00PM
Price details
$85.32 x 1 Adult$85.32
Total
Price is $85.32
Until Wed, Sep 16

What's included, what's not

  • Inclusions
    Light Afternoon Tea
  • Inclusions
    Bottled water

Know before you book

    • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
    • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
    • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
    • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
    • This tour does not accommodate infants
    • Children must be supervised at all times
    • Participants must be able to walk unaided
    • Participants must wear closed in walking shoes
    • Hat and sunscreen are recommended

Activity itinerary

Mary Kathleen

  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
Originally discovered in 1954 by Norm McConachy and Clem Walton, the Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine and Township were officially opened by Robert Menzies, Prime Minister of Australia and Frank Nicklin, Premier of Queensland in October 1958. In its heyday, the township had a population of 1,000 people and was situated 6 km from the working mine. The township had all the essentials that a population of that size needed - a post office, school, cinema, banks, hospital, supermarkets, swimming pool, sports grounds orchards and more. The uranium in Mary Kathleen mine was exhausted by 1981 and it was subsequently closed. Today we can still see the concrete slabs where the original buildings stood, remnants of the town’s layout and the mine itself. And if we listen carefully we may hear the distant voices of the residents as they weave through the trees on the breeze.

Location

Activity location

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    Mary Kathleen
    • Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Outback at Isa
    • 19 Marian Street
    • 4825, The Gap, Queensland, Australia

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