Dot Gold Mine (Dot 6; Dot Six), Tennant Creek, Barkly Region, Northern Territory, Australiai

Regional Level Types
Dot Gold Mine (Dot 6; Dot Six)	Mine
Tennant Creek	Creek
Barkly Region	Region
Northern Territory	Territory
Australia	Country

The Dot gold mine is 4 kilometres north-west of Tennant Creek. It was first registered as a lease in 1936 by German born Otto Wehnert (or Wohnert). The mine was developed after trace amounts of gold was found on the surface. A second hand battery was installed which never worked.

Otto found a small ore body, with Jeff and Len Kittle agreeing to transport the ore to Afghans' battery. 240 tonnes was crushed amounting to 60 ounces, and $600, not nearly enough to pay for expenses. Otto sank another adit, but World War Two intervened, and he was interned for the duration of the war. After he was released, there was not enough money to re-open the mine, and this ended active mining at the lease.

Col Bremner had worked at the Peko mine near Tennant Creek for eighteen years. When the price of gold rose in the 1980's, he left and prospected several leases across the Tennant Creek district for the next ten years. Sometimes he would strike a patch amounting to few ounces before the ground became barren again. After a trip to Tasmania, he had the idea of conducting tours of the Dot mine, which proved to generate a greater income than any gold that could be left in the mine. During the 1990's, tourists would be bussed out from Tennant Creek at night during the winter months. They would sit around a camp fire, being told about the history of Tennant Creek, then go on a guided tour of the small workings underground at the mine. Col was in his 70's by this stage, and no information was found these tours continue, however Battery Hill near the town conducts underground mine tours.

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