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Battery Hill, Tennant Creek, is being developed as one of Australia's premier working industrial archaeological sites and mining museums.The project managers, the Tennant Creek Regional Tourist Association, with the support from corporate and government sponsors, aim to establish a world class mining complex that celebrates the mining history of the area and in future also the achievements of the Australia Mining Industry. The complex provides an educational resource centre as well as a tourist destination for the Barkly Area with economic benefits and employment opportunities for "Australia's Last Goldrush Town", Tennant Creek, Northern Territory. The complex comprises the Battery Hill Regional Centre, the Gold Stamp Battery, the Battery Hill Mine, a mining museum, a nature walk and a number of historic buildings and machines. It is ideally situated 1.5 kms from the centre of Tennant Creek, on a hill with picturesque views of the town and the MacDouall (Honeymoon) Ranges. The complex covers 65 hectares. The Battery Hill Regional Centre, completed in November 1996, houses the Information Centre, a theatrette and displays, and an outdoor picnic / entertainment area. The Gold Stamp Battery is one of only three remaining working ten head stamp batteries in Australia. On the tour the process of extracting gold from gold ore is demonstrated and explained.
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