MCEVOY DEEP LEAD GOLD & TIN MINE

RAMSAY ROAD AND NORTH OF REEDY CREEK ELDORADO, WANGARATTA RURAL CITY

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    MCEVOY DEEP LEAD GOLD & TIN MINE - History

    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    The McEvoy mine was worked by four shafts (three on the north side of creek, one on the south) between 1859-1901. Mining gold and tin., it was the richest deep lead mine at Eldorado. However, its main claim to fame was the McEvoy mine disaster, 1895, which signalled the end of deep shaft mining on this wet field and opened the way for wide-scale sluicing and dredging. Of regional significance.
    
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    Butler (GSV.M7, M6 diagram)

    Heritage Inventory Description

    MCEVOY DEEP LEAD GOLD & TIN MINE - Heritage Inventory Description

    Series of mullock heaps in forested land north of the Reedy Creek. Features of the McEvoy No. 4 shaft are the shaft site, mullock heap, mining machinery foundations, and a walking track.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional/nThe site has historical significance as the site of a well known mine disaster and scientific significance because of the range of relics. It also has network values in association with the Cocks Eldorado dredge.

    Recorded by: G. Butler: LCC North Eastern Review Date Recorded: 00JUL1984

    Heritage Inventory Key Components: /n(David Bannear)/nShaft site - The site of the No. 4 shaft is marked by a depression where the shaft-capping has subsided/nMullock heap - An extensive mullock heap, measuring 25 m x 5 m high./nMining machinery foundations - An arrangement of bedlogs and mounting bolts and the remains of two boiler settings./nWalking track - The site forms part of the Reid's walking track.

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