REFORM GM CO NO.3
ALLISON ROAD HADDON, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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REFORM GM CO NO.3 - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
12.1867: has sunk a considerable distance in the rock in the last 3 months.
06.1868: twice in the last 3 months the puddling clay holding the water out of the shaft has given way; larger pumps will be required to cope with the water.
09.1868: bottomed and the good prospects have encouraged the taking out of leases over large tracts of country.
03.1869: entered the gutter in two places and the results are promising; but the heavy water is hindering progress.
06.1869: bottomed and into gold; wash is extensive; success of this claim may determine the future of mining at Haddon.
09.1869: progress slow but prospects are still good; deep ground has been proved to be tending north toward the Ballarat Basin.
12.1869: progress slowed by many unforeseen difficulties; yield for the quarter 1139 ozs 3 dwt.
03.1870: not as good as expected, may not have yet reached the main gutter.
06.1870: yield for the quarter 941 ozs 7 dwt; drives have been constructed into the deep ground which has just been reached.
09.1870: yield for the quarter 1342 ozs 11 dwt.
03.1871:yield for the quarter 2065 ozs.
06.1871: yield for the quarter 2094 ozs 10 dwt.
09.1871:yield for the quarter 1650 ozs 1 dwt; working difficulties lessen the returns of this company.
12.1871: yield for the quarter 1332 ozs 17 dwt; better returns are expected when the No.2 shaft is bottomed and the works at No.1 shaft are completed.
03.1872: yield for the quarter 828 ozs 19 dwt; mine let on tribute.
06.1872: yield for the quarter 713 ozs.
09.1872: not yet reached its potential.
31.10.1872: report of quarterly meeting; No. 1 shaft tributers yielded 766 ozs from 323 machines or 2 ozs 7.5 dwt per machine - an improvement; at No.2 shaft the tribute was given up and the mine was worked on contract, a second boiler was erected at this shaft; works at both shafts are in good order.
12.1872: yield for the quarter 1913 ozs 6 dwt.
28.01.1873 to 11.03.1873: operating from two shafts with two tribute parties, some renegotiation of the contracts with one of the tribute parties.
03.1873: yield for the quarter 1290 ozs 3 dwt.
06.1873: yield for the quarter 1994 ozs.
09.1873: yield for the quarter 2172 ozs 5 dwt.
12.1873: yield for the quarter 2189 ozs.
03.1874: yield for the quarter 2260 ozs.
06.1874: yield for the quarter 2541 ozs.
09.1874: yield for the quarter 2575 ozs 4 dwt.
12.1874: yield for the quarter 2614 ozs 7 dwt.
03.1875: yield for the quarter 2479 ozs 8 dwt.
06.1875: yield for the quarter 2569 ozs 14 dwt.
09.1875: yield for the quarter 2551 ozs.
12.1875: yield for the quarter 2411 ozs 11 dwt.
03.1876: yield for the quarter 2329 ozs.
06.1876: yield for the quarter 2135 ozs 16 dwt.
09.1876: yield for the quarter 2041 ozs 3 dwt.
12.1876: yield for the quarter 2273 ozs.
03.1877: yield for the quarter 2585 ozs
06.1877: yield for the quarter 2631 ozs 3 dwt.
09.1877: yield for the quarter 2696 ozs 6 dwt.
12.1877: yield for the quarter 3110 ozs 7 dwt.
03.1878: yield for the quarter 3171 ozs.
06.1878: yield for the quarter 2692 ozs.
09.1878: yield for the quarter 3319 ozs; boring to the west of their workings has proved the existence of ground deeper than any yet found.
12.1878: yield for the quarter 3260 ozs 13 dwt.
06.1879: yield for the quarter 2631 ozs.
09.1879: yield for the quarter 2830 ozs.
12.1879: yield for the quarter 2590 ozs.
03.1881: yield for the quarter 2233 ozs.
09.1881: nearly worked out.
yield for the quarter from Nos 2, 3 and 6 shafts totals 1933 ozs from 21469 tons of wash dirt.
12.1881: mining stopped in the No. 2 and No. 3 shafts; sinking a new shaft near the No. 1 shaft.
yield for the quarter of 883 ozs 15 dwt obtained by puddling 4075 tons of wash dirt.
06.1882: showing some improvement.
09.1884: declared a dividend of £200.
03.1886: the only alluvial mining company still holding a large claim.
06.1887: an increase in the yield of the Reform No. 6 has increased the yield for the division.
03.1889: yield for the quarter 1006 ozs, which is about half the total yield for the division.
10.1869 to 06.1885: recorded production of 91,754 ozs 2 dwt or 2,853.938 kg.
06.1887 to 12.1889: recorded production of 3,229 ozs 3 dwt or 100.440 kg.59
10.1869 to 12.188:giving a total production of 2,954.378 kg.59Heritage Inventory Description
REFORM GM CO NO.3 - Heritage Inventory Description
Site 38.03: The main feature at this site is the mullock heap, which is 50 by 20 m by 8 m high. There is a scatter of quartz wash south-east of the heap where there have been removals, and the remaining heap is currently being removed. A low mound 1.0 m high and 3.0 m wide commences on the west side of the heap and runs north-west for 150 m, at its southern end it is joined by an 18 m section of mound which runs south of west.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Local
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REFORM GM CO NO.3Victorian Heritage Inventory
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SMYTHESDALE RACECOURSE CO. (1)Victorian Heritage Inventory
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