Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre, Mining heritage museum in Beaconsfield, Tasmania.

The Beaconsfield Mine and Heritage Centre is a museum in Tasmania's Tamar Valley region focused on gold mining and the area's industrial history. It houses thousands of artifacts including old equipment, machinery, and documents that show different phases of mining operations across many decades.

The West Tamar Historical Committee formed between 1972 and 1981, collecting material and raising funds. In 1982 the Grubb Shaft engine house ruins became available, and the committee developed them into a museum that opened in 1984. Management passed to the West Tamar Council in 1999, and the centre took its current name in 2008 after the 2006 mine collapse brought AusIndustry funding.

The center displays equipment and personal items from local residents that show how important mining was to the region. Visitors see tools and photographs that illustrate the connection between the mine and the people who lived here.

The centre sits in Beaconsfield, in Tasmania's West Tamar, and is run by the West Tamar Council. It grew out of the Grubb Shaft engine house ruins, which the historical committee took over in 1982, and the site was expanded after 2006 with AusIndustry funding. Allow time for both the indoor collection of over 10,000 pieces and the outdoor machinery.

The museum offers the chance to descend into actual mine shafts where visitors can experience the natural conditions underground. This direct encounter with historical working conditions provides insights that regular exhibits cannot offer.