RISING STAR COMPANY

LAKE ROAD DAYLESFORD, HEPBURN SHIRE

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    RISING STAR COMPANY - History

    Heritage Inventory History of Site: In 1877, Rolleri & Massiminos party discovered the Rising Star line of reef. The company formed to work the successful prospect - the Rising Star Company - became a major gold producer and caused a quartz mining boom at Blind Creek. Other companies formed, and who worked with some success, were the South Star, North Star, and Western Star. The Rising Star Company operated until 1886. The company initially installed a small battery of 8-heads of stampers, but by 1880, were erecting pumping and winding machinery, as a well as a new battery: a 15hp engine and 16-heads of stampers. The company's stamping power was increased in 1881 with an additional 12-heads. By the end of its career, the company had a mining plant comprising seven boilers, five engines, a 28-head battery, and seven Halley's patent percussion tables for treating pyrites; and up to January 1886, had sunk the main shaft to a depth of 630 feet, obtained 33,000 ounces of gold, and had paid out £43,920 in dividends to its shareholders.

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    RISING STAR COMPANY - Heritage Inventory Description

    Mullock heap - Large intact heap with one main 50 metre long dump and several short lines. The shaft has been filled. Mining machinery - Large brick engine mounting bed, at least 26ft x 10ft, with two rows of 2-inch mounting bolts. The front of the engine bed has been demolished. Dams - In the gully downstream from the mine are two large (breached) embankments/n

    Heritage Inventory Significance: The site has:Historical significance - major mine and pioneering of the Star group of minesScientific significance - intact heap with large brick engine bedArchaeological potentialNetwork values - Specimen Hill-Rising Star group of quartz mining sitesSIGNIFICANCE RANKING: National Estate

    Recorded by: David Bannear

    Heritage Inventory Site Features: Mullock heapMining machinery foundationsDams

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