BUNINYONG RAND CO. PREVIOUSLY THE BUNINYONG ESTATE CO.
WEBBS HILL ROAD SCOTCHMANS LEAD, BALLARAT CITY
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BUNINYONG RAND CO. PREVIOUSLY THE BUNINYONG ESTATE CO. - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
Scotchman’s, No. 5 or Buninyong Division,
BUNINYONG ESTATE Co. (part of their work in September 1884 is on the Desoza Lode; working on private property - the December 1884 report; the Desoza lode is on the Hiscock’s line of reef - September 1885.) - Quartz reef mining operation.- No. 5 or Buninyong Division,
BUNINYONG OLD Co.
06.1881: horses unable to cope with the water, powerful pumping machinery to be erected; heavy flow of water suggests they are close to the reef; mine is close to the Desoza workings.
06.1882: one of this divisions gold producing mines.
09.1882: erecting new crushing machinery
12.1882: to start crushing machinery shortly
03.1883: new battery ready to start; have struck good stone.
06.1883: yield of 463 ounces which proves the continuation of rich vein south of the Desoza mine.
12.1883: sinking to a greater depth; no quartz crushed.
03.1884: excellent yield from the first crushing; yield of 343 ozs 13 dwt from 170 tons; raising stone of a similar quality; success has induced others to take out mining leases for miles to the south.
06.1884: quality and quantity of stone is improving with depth, stone from the 470 foot level is yielding 1.5 ozs per ton; reef, with spurs that come in from both east and west, averages 3 feet in width.
09.1884: crushed from their poorer stone while sinking and driving for the Desoza at a depth of 550 feet; 5 additional stampers erected; patent air compressors operating at 75 pounds per square inch gauge and Naylor's Patent Rock Borer at work, for a cost of 1000 pounds; Mr. Milliken is the engineer.
12.1884: one of only 2 dividend paying companies in the division for the quarter; dividend reduced by the 10% royalty paid to the owners of the property.
03.1885: crushed with 6 stamps less than usual because of a water shortage; sinking to a deeper level.
06.1885: engaged in progressive and prospecting operations.
09.1885: a rich vein of gold has been found at a depth of 650 feet; it lies of slate, is free from quartz and is spread in a continuous layer.
12.1885: reef broken up at the 650 foot level; tenders called to sink another 100 feet.
03.1886: yield decreased while engaged in sinking in their shaft 100 feet to 750 feet.
06.1886: opened out at 780 feet; a leader encountered before opening out gave an average yield of 4 dwt 18 gr per ton.
12.1887: ceased operations in their deep shaft and are prospecting.
03.1888: prospecting.
03.1889: good payable stone has been struck near their southern boundary; it resembles the famous Desoza stone; only 200 tons could be crushed because of the shortage of water for a yield of 0.5 ozs per ton; 600 tons are raised waiting for water.
06.1889: were able to pay a dividend; have good stone and alluvial drift at the 80 foot level; the shaft from which they are working is half a mile from their battery and the cost of treatment is high.
09.1889: paid a dividend of £1000.
01.1883 to 09.1891: recorded production of 11,133 ozs 13 dwt from 128,111 tons (or 346.306 kg from 130,165 tonnes).
BUNINYONG RAND CO.
1935 to 06.1938: recorded production of 4400 ozs 2 dwt (or 136.861 kg).Heritage Inventory Description
BUNINYONG RAND CO. PREVIOUSLY THE BUNINYONG ESTATE CO. - Heritage Inventory Description
A site with a fairly complete set of foundations dating from the 1930's, with the mullock showing evidence of both phases of mining. The shaft is open but full of water and according to the holder of the mining lease over this site is in good condition once you get below the water line at 6 m. The shaft will be reconditioned once the open cut is completed and the decline commenced below the open cut. The first of the 1930's concrete foundations is 12 m north of the shaft. There are 6 isolated relatively small foundations and one length of concrete path, including the first foundation, within an area 10 m by 15 m. There may be other features buried in this area that should be investigated. At the north side of this area are the concrete foundations which held a fair sized oil engine - this engine foundation seems similar to the installations at both Glen Valley, and possibly Rokeby. This foundation is in good condition. An intact set of concrete foundations for a 15 head battery is located east of the other concrete foundations. There is a small quantity of slimes from the battery located south east of the machinery foundations. The mullock heap fans out around the shaft from the east to just past south. From the north there are 3 separate fingers 65 m long by between 25 m and 30 m wide and 6 m high. The other half of the heap is approximately 40 m by 40,with some indication of the lines along which this material was deposited. The mullock heap is covered with gorse.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional (a comparison with other similar sites needs to be done to see if this is a relatively rare example)
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