▁was ▁operated ▁by ▁G raft on ▁Co pper ▁M ining ▁Company ▁Ltd ▁at ▁C ang ai ▁in ▁northern ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁mine ▁was ▁situated ▁about ▁two ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁C ang ai . ▁ ▁The ▁mine ▁plant ▁included ▁a ▁sm elter ▁and ▁a ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁locomot ive - h au led ▁tram way ▁for ▁transport ing ▁the ▁fire wood ▁needed ▁to ▁fuel ▁it . ▁The ▁mine ▁paid ▁rich ▁divid ends ▁because ▁of ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁ore ▁and ▁other ▁econom ies ▁in ▁production , ▁including ▁that ▁the ▁ore ▁was ▁self - fl ux ing ▁and ▁it ▁could ▁easily ▁be ▁transport ed ▁down hill ▁to ▁the ▁sm el ters . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁G raft on ▁business men , ▁who ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁exercise ▁local ▁control ▁over ▁operations , ▁unlike ▁many ▁other ▁Australian ▁min ing ▁vent ures . ▁Bl ister ▁co pper ▁was ▁transport ed ▁to ▁Cop man h urst ▁wh arf ▁on ▁the ▁Clar ence ▁River ▁by ▁horse ▁team . ▁As ▁tim ber ed ▁areas ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁mine ▁were ▁cut ▁out , ▁difficulties ▁in ▁transport ing ▁sufficient ▁fire wood ▁for ▁the ▁sm el ters ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁a ▁ 4 - mile ▁( 6 . 4 ▁kilomet re ) ▁ ▁gauge ▁tram way ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 / 1 1 . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Metal ▁Company ▁supplied ▁rails ▁and ▁rolling ▁stock ▁imported ▁from