SOUTH BIRTHDAY CO

SNOWGUM ROAD BERRINGA, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE

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    SOUTH BIRTHDAY CO - History

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    SOUTH BIRTHDAY GOLD MINING COMPANY
    1898: company formed early in the year to mine the continuation of the Birthday line of reef.
    03.1900: 9 ounces 7 pennyweights 8 grains obtained from a trial crushing of 54 tons taken from No. 3 level.
    08.1901: Thompson 10 head battery with 1000 pound stampers, Challenge ore feeders, ripple tables.
    09.1901: 217 ounces 8 pennyweights obtained from 330 tons of stone taken from Nos. 5 and 6 levels.3
    1901: Payable quantities of quartz having been proved a 10 head battery and modern appliances for gold saving were erected .3
    03.1902: 489 ounces obtained from 1360 tons of stone taken from Nos. 5 and 6 levels.3
    09.1902: 2595 ounces of gold obtained from 3206 tons of stone taken from Nos. 5 and 6 levels.3
    1902 : 10 head battery;payment of dividends commenced.3
    03.1903: 3108 ounces 5 pennyweight of gold obtained from 4561 tons of stone taken from Nos. 6 and 7 levels.3
    09.1903: 2333 ounces of gold obtained from 5308 tons of stone taken from Nos. 6, 7 and 8 levels.3
    1903 : 10 head battery.
    The right to treat the tailings by cyanide was sold, but the returns from this operation appear to have been unprofitable.3
    03.1904: 2115 ounces 11 pennyweight of gold obtained from 9020 tons of stone taken from Nos. 7 and 8 levels.3
    09.1904: 2186 ounces 17 pennyweight of gold obtained from 9839 tons of stone taken from Nos. 7 and 8 levels.3
    1904 : 10 head battery.
    03.1905: 2016 ounces 17 pennyweight of gold obtained from 11,860 tons of stone taken from Nos. 7, 8 and 9 levels.3
    06.1905: 16,057 ounces 8 pennyweights of gold obtained from 51,702 tons of stone crushed to date, with 9000 pounds paid in dividends.
    09.1905: 1876 ounces 14 pennyweight of gold obtained from 11729 tons of stone taken from Nos. 8 and 9 levels.3
    1905 : 10 head battery.
    Main shaft down 950 feet a little to the west of the reef outcrop. The reef entered the lease at the No. 5 level (508 feet) and widened and decreased in grade with depth.3
    1906 : 10 head battery.
    1907 :20 head battery.
    No. 9 level down 928 feet 7 inches from the surface; equipped with complete crushing and gold-saving appliances; surface works lit by acetylene gas; baling tanks installed.
    1908 : 20 head battery.
    1898 to 1908: recorded production of 23,998 ozs 13 dwts from 95,714 tons (or 746.459 kg from 97,259 tonnes).

    Heritage Inventory Description

    SOUTH BIRTHDAY CO - Heritage Inventory Description

    /nThe site is located on the west side of the gully. A depression marks the place where the shaft used to be. Only part of the mullock heaps remains to the east of the shaft. It is approximately 20 m in diameter and 4 m high. 15 m west of the shaft there are some stone walls which may be part of the winder and boiler setting. 12 m further west a levelled area 12 m by 10 m has been cut into the slope, there are several long narrow depressions in this levelled area. 18 m south from the position of the shaft another levelled area commences and runs 20 m west and 18 m south. A stone retaining wall supports the east end of this area. Part of this area is covered with concrete and broken pieces of concrete are scattered about. Two brick foundations which cover a total area of approximately 5.5 m by 2.3 m, are located in the north west corner of this levelled area. This levelled area is the likely position of the battery. Despite the presence of several features this site has suffered a fair amount of disturbance. Although enough still remains to interpret the site using of historic photographs. Corrugated iron tanks from a cyaniding operation which treated the tailings are located 100 m south of the main site.

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