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PENTAGON CO
269 PITFIELD-CRESSY ROAD PITFIELD, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
PENTAGON CO
269 PITFIELD-CRESSY ROAD PITFIELD, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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PENTAGON CO - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
PENTAGON Co.
05.04.1895: depth is 126 feet, water is heavy at 2500 gallons per hour, present appliances are not coping.
10.05.1895: bottomed Thursday prospects good.
17.05.1895: pumping after repairing the Tangye pump; shaft has touched the reef.
24.05.1895: iron boxes removed from shaft and sinking in reef.
14.06.1985: tangye engine out of order.
22.08.1895: Pentagon Co., registered in 20,000 shares under the N.L. Act , purchasing an engine and pumping plant.
30.08.1895: half yearly meeting: agreed to sell some of the present plant and purchase a 10 inch lift pump capable of throwing 12,000 gallons of water per hour, a 16 foot by 6 foot 6 inch Cornish flue boiler and a 14 inch cylinder engine to add to the 8 inch double cylinder winch already at the mine.
09.05.1896: purchased the pumping equipment capable of raising 12,000 gallons per hour which consists of an 11 inch draw lift pump, a 14 inch horizontal engine and a 60 hp Cornish flue boiler with galloway tubes fitted; the equipment was supplied by Messrs Miller & Co. of Ballarat and was installed by Mr. W. Munro; the shaft has been lengthened by 2 feet to 9 feet giving one pumping and two winding compartments.
01.06.1896: total depth of shaft is 80 feet.
25.12.1897: mixed results during the year which saw a small yield of only 449 ozs 6 dwt 6gr; good prospects early in the year prompted the company to purchase two steam powered iron puddlers, at a cost of £800; results with iron puddlers were encouraging but the capital became exhausted and operations were suspended; a meeting of directors agreed to raise the necessary capital; pending the resumption of work only 3 engine drivers and the manager have been employed; when fully operational the mine employs 70 men and the wages bill is £400; the company leases 40 acres but has only worked 4 acres; yield for the year of 449 ozs 6 dwt 6gr.
1898 to 1899: recorded production of 2153 ozs 16 dwt (or 66.992 kg).Heritage Inventory Description
PENTAGON CO - Heritage Inventory Description
The Pentagon mine site shaft is south west of an irregular heap covering an area approximately 80m by 80m, and is between 4m and 5m high. A smaller heap 15m by 15m is connected to the south west corner of the larger heap. A dry dam is 5m south of the large heap.
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