DEEP LEAD MINES BUDGEONS

BROWNS ROAD AND LEMAJICS ROAD SCARSDALE, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE

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    DEEP LEAD MINES BUDGEONS - History

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    Browns, Budgeon's Flat
    11.1859: new lead discovered; the prospects are good in the first claim; others are nearly bottomed.
    12.1859: turning out well and several claims are being worked.
    01.1860: workings continue to pay well.
    07.1860: yielding moderate wages.
    BUDGEONS PARTY at Browns, Budgeons Flat
    12.1861: have had rare run of luck for a few weeks with dividends above £30 per man per week; last week they had 6 lbs giving £32 per man.
    RECOMPENSE CLAIM at Browns, Budgeons Flat
    05.1860: several large nuggets have been found.
    03.1861: improved lately after not doing well for a long period.
    ENERGETIC COMPANY at Browns, Budgeons Reef
    04.1861: crushed 136 tons, 70 tons gave 12 dwt and the balance gave 1.5 ozs.
    GRIFFITHS AND COMPANY at Browns, Budgeons Reef
    11.1860: struck a new lode which promises to be the richest in the district; several batteries are being erected.
    CONTEST LEAD
    08.07.1858: the mining surveyor's report for the period at the end of June showed nine companies working on the Contest employing 64 men; these companies had expended £5333 and had total assets of £11989; there were no steam engines in use on this lead at the time of the report, although there were 5 whims, 8 horses, and one windlass; eight shafts had been sunk and four were still in use.
    BIG GUN COMPANY
    03.1864: giving excellent returns for some weeks; the gold is nuggetty and found several feet above the level of the wash into which it is tending.
    09.1864: scarcely making wages although strikes an occasional rich patch.
    BRIDGE END COMPANY
    01.1863: making wages.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    DEEP LEAD MINES BUDGEONS - Heritage Inventory Description

    Site No.120.01 is 150 m north west of the intersection, and consists of a very disturbed quartz wash heap which is mostly about 1m high and covers an area approximately 20m by 2m. There is a puddler near the north east corner of the heap which is in very poor condition./nSite No.120.02 is on the north west corner of the intersection and consists of two disturbed mullock and quartz wash heaps, 25m by 2m and 10m by 2m, and between 1-2m high./nSite No.120.03 runs along the east side of Browns Road opposite the intersection and appears to consist of six sets of workings all of which are very disturbed. There is only quartz wash and mullock at these sites and all these heaps are approximately 1m high.. At the largest of these sites there is an area 50m by 30m covered with quartz wash most of which seems to have been removed recently. At one of the smaller sites part of a whim platform has survived. This platform has a substantial access ramp, but unfortunately half of the mound has collapsed./nSite No.120.04 is on the west side of Browns Road and stretches 200 metres south of Lemajics Road. There are mullock and wash heaps from four separate workings in this area which vary in size from 10m by 5m to 50m by 30m. All these workings are less than 1.5m in height and all have been pushed about and are substantially disturbed.

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