THREE JACKS MINE
DEEP LEAD ROAD DEEP LEAD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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THREE JACKS MINE - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: The Three Jacks mine is the most westerly of the Stawell mines. It was an English-funded company, which was also known as the General Goldfields or Victorian Consolidated Gold-fields. By 1903 gold production on the Stawell goldfield was particularly low, with only three mines working. Two of these mines - the Amalgamated Scotchmans & Perthshire and the Three Jacks - were only in the prospecting stage of development. Only the Magdala-cum-Moonlight was mining successfully. In 1906, the Three Jacks Company, on opening up onto what seemed an extensive ore-bearing formation, erected a 20-head stamp mill. The first few hundred tons crushed in the new mill were found to be highly payable and the mine was touted as the next star of the field: the saviour of Stawell. Unfortunately for the company, and Stawell, the ore body did not live up to expectations and little more ore was ever crushed. The company closed down and the plant was sold off in 1909. By this time the shaft had been sunk 358ft. During its life the mine produced 63kg of gold from 4582 tonnes, including production from crushings and treatment of concentrates and tailings.Heritage Inventory Description
THREE JACKS MINE - Heritage Inventory Description
Mullock heap - The heap has been largely quarried and the shaft has been filled. Mining machinery - Remains of large brick, tank-like engine bed, 26ft x 10ft, 3ft high. The bed has 21/2ft thick walls. The bed has been modified with the addition of a 9ft square concrete winder bed.Demolished boiler house - Large spread of brick rubble near the southern side of the engine bed. There is a possibility of buried foundations. Battery - To the north of the mining machinery foundations is a large brick engine bed, 24ft x 4ft, 3ft high, with 1 inch bolts and an extensive concrete slab. The slab is largely buried by soil and rubble. The slab has two levels, the upper is 60ft x 30ft and lower floor is 60ft square. The upper floor has two, 15ft long linear slots (mortar blocks burnt out).
Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional
Recorded by: David Bannear Date Recorded: July 1994
Archeological Potential: Potential (area)
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NEWINGTON CRUSHING WORKSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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ORIENTAL COMPANY MINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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House, 20 D'Alton Street, STAWELLNorthern Grampians Shire
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