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SOUTH WEST VICTORIA HISTORIC MINING PLOTS (BALLARAT SOUTH) 1850-1980 Historic Notes SOUTH WEST VICTORIA HISTORIC MINING PLOTS (BALLARAT SOUTH) 1850-1980 Historic Notes David Bannear Heritage Victoria SITE No. & NAME: 1.01 1930s Shallow Alluvial Sinkings LOCATION: Clarkesdale HI NO: H7622-0259 __________________________________________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS: 100 m west of the edge of the pine plantation, 600 metres west of the end of the track shown running into the plantation on the Linton 1:25,000 map-sheet MUNICIPALITY: Golden Plains LAND STATUS: Freehold __________________________________________________________________________________________ HISTORY: __________________________________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL REMAINS: A small group of shallow shafts and associated mullock heaps in two lines running at right angles to each other. The lines of workings are about 100 and 70 metres long respectively. The majority of the shafts are about 1.5 by 0.7 m, open and varying in depth from 5 to 15 metres. Some of the shafts still have timbering around the top, and some have drives off the shaft. The timbering in the shafts and the condition of the shafts suggest that these workings may be from the 1930’s. INTEGRITY/CONDITION: Good SIGNIFICANCE RANKING: Site Listed Heritage Inventory. _________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSESSED BY RAY SUPPLE 1998. SITE No. & NAME: 1.02 Small Deep Lead Mine LOCATION: Clarkesdale HI NO: H7622-0260 __________________________________________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS: 100 metres south-east of the corner in road which runs along the west side of the “bird paddock”, that is the road that leads into the pine plantation MUNICIPALITY: Golden Plains LAND STATUS: Freehold __________________________________________________________________________________________ HISTORY: __________________________________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL REMAINS: A small company or co-operative deep lead alluvial mine site that contains a disturbed mullock heap (15 m X 8 m X 2.5 m) which has lost most of its shape, a horse puddling machine in poor condition with slumping internal walls within the trench, a low (0.6 m) raised wall embankment/tramway leading to a slum dump 50 m east of the puddler. This slum is spread over an area 20 m by 10 m and adjoins a creek. INTEGRITY/CONDITION: Poor SIGNIFICANCE RANKING: Site Listed Heritage Inventory. __________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSESSED BY RAY SUPPLE 1998. 2 SITE No. & NAME: 1.03 Shallow Alluvial Sinkings LOCATION: Clarkesdale HI NO: H7622-0261 __________________________________________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS: 250 metres south of the Linton to Pigoreet Road approximately 3 km south-west of Linton. MUNICIPALITY: Golden Plains LAND STATUS: Freehold __________________________________________________________________________________________ HISTORY: __________________________________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL REMAINS: Two groups of shallow alluvial shafts and associated mullock heaps about 50 m apart. The larger group contains 10 to 12 shafts. The largest shaft in this group has a mullock heap 15 m long and 1.8 m high. There are 5 shafts in the other group. All the shafts are collapsed, and form depressions up to 4 m deep. There are partially open drives leading from some of the shafts. INTEGRITY/CONDITION: Fair. SIGNIFICANCE RANKING: Site Listed Heritage Inventory. __________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSESSED BY RAY SUPPLE 1998. 3 SITE No. & NAME: 2 Independent Co. Mine1 LOCATION: Happy Valley HI NO: H7622-0262 __________________________________________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS: 200 east of the Linton to Pigoreet Road approximately 5.6 km south-east of Linton. The site is on the west bank of the Springdallah Creek MUNICIPALITY: Golden Plains LAND STATUS: Freehold __________________________________________________________________________________________ HISTORY: 09.1860 Independent Company at Lucky Woman’s was reported to be sinking a shaft. The ground was comparatively dry. The sinking was shallow and the returns were good.2 __________________________________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL REMAINS: A substantial deep lead mine with large and separate heaps of quartz wash and mullock. These heaps radiate from one point. However the shaft is not obvious, and must have been filled. There are two smaller heaps of 100 to 150 m diameter quartz wash stones which cover an area of approximately 15 m by 10 m close to where the shaft would have been. These two heaps of quartz wash stones adjoin the north end of a large quartz stone heap which is 50 m X 10 m X 3 m high. The last 6 m of this heap has been disturbed. A mullock heap 20 m X 6 m X 5 m high runs at an angle of 30 degrees to the large quartz heap and finishes overlooking the creek. Other features at the site include a raised embankment running away from the site of the shaft toward the creek, some small mounds of gravel, a collapsed structure of basalt rocks near the position of the shaft, and two 0.025 m diameter mounting bolts 1.5 m apart and located 3.5 m east of the collapsed stone structure. The stone structure is held together with mud mortar. There are two visible sections of wall and the overall shape of the structure appears to be rectangular. One corner of the structure is curved, but the quartz wash stones covering the structure prevent an examination of the other half. This structure is approximately 6.6 m by 3 m in size. The overall operation of the mine can be understood, but there is not enough evidence to determine the details of that operation. INTEGRITY/CONDITION: Fair SIGNIFICANCE RANKING: Site Listed Heritage Inventory. __________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSESSED BY RAY SUPPLE 1998. 1.Finlay, I.S., Plier-Malone, E.N.M., Cochrane, R. M., Buchnall, M., Douglas, P. M. and Caluzzi, J., 1992. Ballarat Deep Leads and Mines. Geological Survey of Victoria 1:100,000 Deep Leads Map 6, sheet 1. Department of Energy and Minerals. Melbourne, Victoria. 2Mining Surveyors and Registrars Reports, September 1860, in P. Milner TR 86/4 p.668. 4 SITE No. & NAME: 3 Band of Hope, or The Springdallah Junction Mine Co.? LOCATION: Happy Valley HI NO: H7622-0263 __________________________________________________________________________________________ DIRECTIONS: 250 metres north of the intersection of the Happy Valley Road and the Linton Pigoreet Road MUNICIPALITY: Golden Plains LAND STATUS: Freehold __________________________________________________________________________________________ HISTORY: BAND OF HOPE CO., Happy Valley; No. 6 or Smythesdale Division. 12.1869 One of three companies that has taken up the ground at the junction of the Old Springdallah and Happy Valley Leads; the only one of the three that has the resources to test the ground.3 01.1868 to 03.1868 Recorded production of 130 oz 19 dwt 17 gr, or 4.074 kg.4 SPRINGDALLAH JUNCTION CO., Happy Valley; No. 6 or Smythesdale Division. 12.1878 Giving steady returns.5 03.1879 Paying well.6 03.1880 Giving its usual yield.7 06.1881 This and the Waverley Co. are the only deep lead companies working at Happy Valley at this time.8 03.1882 Doing fairly well.9 The historical information suggests that this is more likely to be the site of the Springdallah Junction Co., although the use of local stone for machinery suggests an earlier date. __________________________________________________________________________________________ DESCRIPTION OF PHYSICAL REMAINS: Situated on a steep slope overlooking the Springdallah Creek the quartz wash heaps and the mullock heaps are about 5 m wide. They cascade 15 m down the slope toward the creek. These heaps, which radiate from the collapsed shaft, have been disturbed. There is a basalt stone structure and several small depressions around the shaft. These depressions may have been where other structures were located. As with a number of the sites in this area it appears that grazing has damaged the site. The basalt stone structure has a distinct inside and outside surface to the wall at its east end, ie. the end closest to the shaft. At this point the wall is approximately 0.7 m thick. This end of the structure is “U” shaped, and the other end is open. The structure is up to 10.5 m long and 2.6 m wide, and it appears to have been the setting for a boiler. The stones are held in place with mud mortar. INTEGRITY/CONDITION: Fair/poor. SIGNIFICANCE RANKING: Site Listed Heritage Inventory. __________________________________________________________________________________________ ASSESSED BY RAY SUPPLE 1998. 3Mining Surveyors and Registrars Reports, December 1869, in P. Milner TR 86/4 p.765. 4GEDIS, October 1993 5Mining Surveyors and Registrars Reports, December 1878, in P. Milner TR 86/4 p.789. 6Mining Surveyors and Registrars Reports, March 1879, in P. Milner TR 86/4 p.790. 7Mining Surveyors and Registrars Reports, March 1880, in P.Milner TR 86/4 p.792. 8Mining Surveyors and Registrars Reports, June 1881 , in P. Milner TR 86/4 p.794. 9Mining Surveyors and Registrars Reports, March 1882 , in P. Milner TR 86/4 p.796. 5 SITE No. & NAME: 4 Robin Hood Co.10 LOCATION: Happy Valley HI
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