Kanmantoo, South Australia

Kanmantoo South Australia
Kanmantoo
Coordinates	35°04′16″S 139°00′43″E / 35.071°S 139.012°ECoordinates: 35°04′16″S 139°00′43″E / 35.071°S 139.012°E
Postcode(s)	5252
Location	20 km (12 mi) East of Mount Barker 50 km (31 mi) Southeast of Adelaide
LGA(s)	District Council of Mount Barker
State electorate(s)	Kavel
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Localities around Kanmantoo: Brukunga Harrogate Rockleigh Dawesley Kanmantoo Monarto Petwood St Ives Callington

Kanmantoo is a settlement in South Australia.^[1] It is southeast of Adelaide in the eastern Adelaide Hills. It is in the catchment basin of the Bremer River.

Mining

The town is named after the Kanmantoo mine which opened in the 1840s and was owned by the South Australian Company. In turn, the mine had a local Aboriginal name.^[2] The site of the old underground mine is now in a much larger opencut copper mine owned by Hillgrove Resources.^[3] It is in the Adelaide Geosyncline.

Transport

Kanmantoo is on the Old Princes Highway between Nairne and Callington, but most through traffic now bypasses the town on the South Eastern Freeway. The Adelaide-Wolseley railway line also passes near the mine, but there is no station at Kanmantoo.

References

1. "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
2. "Placename Details: Kanmantoo". 5 February 2007. SA0033992. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
3. "Kanmantoo Mine History". Hillgrove Resources. Retrieved 16 February 2015.