BRITISH GOLD MINING CO
HAPPY VALLEY ROAD HAPPY VALLEY, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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BRITISH GOLD MINING CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
BRITISH GOLD MINING COMPANY
15.07.1860: old shaft begun.
09.1860: sinking their shaft in comparatively dry shallow ground and obtaining good returns.
12.1860: still sinking their shaft.
01.1861: bottomed too shallow but should not have much further to go; the gutter runs between their shaft and Spring Creek.
03.1861: bottomed too shallow but now at the proper depth.
05.1861: will soon be into the gutter.
07.1861: still driving for the gutter.
08.1861: broken into the gutter and have been swamped out.
18.09.1861: gutter reached; shares in this company are at very good prices.
10.1861: erecting machinery.
14.11.1861: completed erecting a 15 hp winding engine and also have a 25 hp engine, one of the best in the district; shaft is down 265 feet.
11.1861: they are now well equipped; recommenced mining after a long stoppage and expect to be in the gutter soon.
12.1861: pumping, but not making any headway due to stoppages on adjoining claims.
01.1863: getting very rich ground.
03.1863: sinking three compartment shaft which is 9 feet by 3 feet at the top, 9 feet 6 inches by 4 feet between 150 and 200 foot levels and 11 feet 6 inches by 6 feet 2 inches below 200 feet;
has the following equipment:
18 inch by 36 inch steam engine for pumping and puddling,12 inch by 24 inch steam engine for winding,two boilers: 20 feet by 6 feet 6 inches and 16 feet by 5 feet,
Round's flat chains,12 inch pumps: plunger to 200 feet, draw lift for remainder, large cast iron puddling machine.
06.1863: contract let for removing steam engine and boilers, refixing and strengthening trams and placing fresh beds for £267 10s; erecting poppet heads; shaft down 207 feet; tenders called for pump connections and puddling machine.
10.1863: driving toward the gutter.
03.1864: struck the gutter and have got several machines of wash-dirt which have shown good prospects.
06.1864: one of the richest claims in the Ballarat District; last week’s yield was 540 ozs, and 100 ozs per machine is common.
09.1864: in some months it has yielded some of the richest stuff in the district; dividends total £220 per share.
12.1864: still yielding as well as ever with 183.5 ozs for the week ending 17 th December.
03.1865: continues to yield very well.
06.1865: has been an excellent claim but is just falling off a little.
09.1865: paying reasonably well.
10.10.1865: machinery includes:18 inch by 36 inch steam engine for pumping and puddling,12 inch by 24 inch steam engine, two boilers: 20 feet by 6 feet 6 inches and 16 feet by 5 feet,
Round's patent flat chains,12 inch pumps: plunger and drawlift,two puddling machines; the original shaft was 6 feet by 3 feet and is down 234 feet.
12.1865: paying well.
02.01.1866: overhauling machinery.
03.1866: taken up a portion of the Lucky Co.’s ground.
24.04.1866: machinery in need of overhaul .
06.1866: worked out and the lease given up.
09.1867: taken up by a new party and doing well.
12.1867: getting pretty well paid.
03.1872: reported to have struck some rich reef.
09.1872: getting some splendid returns of late.
n.d.recorded production of 18,436 ozs 14 dwt 1 gr or 573.459 kg.Heritage Inventory Description
BRITISH GOLD MINING CO - Heritage Inventory Description
There is still a considerable quantity of mullock and quartz wash stone at this site but it has been substantially disturbed. There is no sense of how the mine operated. There are two groups of mullock, each is about 50m X 50m, giving an overall dimension for the site of approximately 100m X 50m. One of the groups of mullock has more quartz stones than the other. The grouping of mullock heaps on the west of the site has a little better definition and these heaps are up to 2.5m high.
Heritage Inventory Significance: None
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