CALEDONIA MINE SITE
PIONEER ROAD STANLEY, INDIGO SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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CALEDONIA MINE SITE - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
Discovered in late 1860, the Caledonia was among the first reefs opened at Yackandandah. Situated on the Clear Creek range, it was originally worked by shafts on several claims along its course. Crushing was carried out at the Phillippi Co.'s battery on Clear Creek. After yielding richly during 1863-4, the reef was abandoned due to excessive water. In 1879, Chambeyron brothers commenced working by tunnel and soon struck the reef. Initially, their stone was crushed at the Pride and Stringer mill; then, in 1886, the Chambeyron's Caledonia Co. erected its own 4-head battery and engine on Clear Creek, to which they carted stone for crushing. Their mine, at that time, was at the 375 ft level and yielded stone averaging 2 oz of gold per ton. Good yields continued during the later 1880s, the only drawback being that the poor state of the tracks between mine and battery made carting impossible during wet months. Up to 200 tons of stone would be stacked at the mine, awaiting improved conditions for carting.
Of the subsequent history of the Caledonia Reef, nothing has been found. It is possible that the mine was worked from 1906 - 14 by the Relay Co., which mined at Clear Creek during that period, installing a steam winding plant and battery.Heritage Inventory Description
CALEDONIA MINE SITE - Heritage Inventory Description
Site features three levels of workings: /nUpper level - open stope and intact mullock heap, benched platform and open adit. /nMiddle level - benched area and open adit./nLower level - two lines of mullock and adit.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional. The site has scientific significance because of its integrity and undisturbed state.
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CALEDONIA MINE SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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PRIDE AND STRINGER REEFVictorian Heritage Inventory
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PRIDE AND STRINGER REEF KILNVictorian Heritage Inventory
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