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MONGOLIAN MINE
NINE MILE ROAD RUSHWORTH, CAMPASPE SHIRE
MONGOLIAN MINE
NINE MILE ROAD RUSHWORTH, CAMPASPE SHIRE
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MONGOLIAN MINE - History
The Mongolian reef was discovered by Chinese alluvial miners in 1867 and the first crushings raised were very rich, one yielding 45 ounces of gold from 6 loads of stone. After the reef appeared to be cut off, they sold the claim. The new party had little luck and eventually let the mine out to tributers. The shaft was taken to water level and then resumed by the owners, who took the shaft to 250 feet depth using a whim. They then formed a company which took the shaft to 300 feet depth, all for little return. Other deep shafts on the line were sunk to 132 feet depth at the No 1 West Shaft and 180 feet depth at the No 2 West Shaft. The last work on the line was done in the mid 1880s on the No 2 West Shaft, when a patch of gold was discovered at 40 feet depth. Information from Site Gazetteer, Historic Mining Sites in the Rushworth-Waranga North Mining Divisions, D Bannear, DCNR, 1993.MONGOLIAN MINE - Interpretation of Site
The site is in poor archaeological condition because of bulldozing at the site. This bulldozing has created a gap between the open stope and the prospecting works to the east. The collar of the underlay shaft has collapsed, forming a wide opening.
Heritage Inventory Description
MONGOLIAN MINE - Heritage Inventory Description
Subsiding shafts and some open stoping; no sign of any blue mullock or machinery remains.
Heritage Inventory Significance: None
SiteCard data copied on 28/06/2024: The site shows as workings along a line of reef with a deep open underlay shaft adjacent to an open stope. Both features are enclosed with a fence. Little mullock remains and the open workings appear to have been bulldozed previously, removing any archaeological features that may have existed, such as machinery footings. Shallow workings (trenching, shallow filled shafts) continue for a considerable distance along the line of the reef to the east of the open cut.
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OLD NED'S GULLY ALLUVIAL WORKINGS AND PUDDLERVictorian Heritage Inventory
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SHELLBACK GULLY PUDDLER 1Victorian Heritage Inventory
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SHELLBACK GULLY PUDDLER 2Victorian Heritage Inventory
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