ADIT, STAFFORDSHIRE REEF
NEWTOWN-BERRINGA ROAD STAFFORDSHIRE REEF, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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ADIT, STAFFORDSHIRE REEF - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
STAFFORDSHIRE REEF QUARTZ MINING COMPANY, (from 1863)
STAFFORDSHIRE REEF COMPANY (name given to the company in March 1864)STAFFORDSHIRE REEF CO.?
09.02.1900; had to abandon operations because of heavy water and are now awaiting machinery.
13.04.1900: let a contract for further sinking having previously been abandoned at 160 feet because of the water, machinery has since been erected and sinking will resume on Monday.
15.06.1900: experimenting with the use of round timber in combating the swelling of the ground.
16.11.1900: shaft is being skidded prior to the introduction of cages.
16.08.1901: negotiating to purchase a battery.
06.12.1901: reduced the number of men underground to reduce costs until the battery is completed.
15.03.1902: battery to be completed in about 3 weeks.
28.03.1902: battery and dam nearly completed; awaiting the completion of housing and tramway before starting to crush.
10.01.1903: yield of 34 ozs 9 dwt from 397 tons; temporarily closed the main shaft.
06.02.1903: machinery and lease has been sold to a Mr. Ditchburn for £600; he intends prospecting the lode that was passed through at the 510 foot level.Heritage Inventory Description
ADIT, STAFFORDSHIRE REEF - Heritage Inventory Description
The entrance to an adit bearing 10 degrees has reopened, the earth that had been pushed into the opening has fallen reopening the adit. The mullock heap extends 25 metres south from the opening and is 15m wide. A dam is located on the east side of the end of the mullock heap. The adit drive is open for a couple of hundred metres and it is possible to climb up to the level above the main adit level walk along at this level and then climb back to the main level again. The adit is dry and sound. There are three or four more small workings north and east of the adit within a radius of 50 metres from the adit. These include cuttings, shafts and an area where the surface material has been removed.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Local
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