Sullivan Mine

SULLIVAN MINE, in the mountains at KIMBERLEY, was one of the largest lead–zinc ore bodies in the world. The claim was staked in 1892 by 4 American prospectors: Ed Smith, Walter Burchett, John Cleaver and Pat Sullivan. Sullivan died that winter and the claim was named in his honour. In 1896 the 3 surviving partners sold their claim to the LeRoi syndicate. The new owners built a smelter at MARYSVILLE, now part of Kimberley, and worked the mine until 1908, when it closed. The Consolidated Mining...

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