NORTH NUGGETTY AJAX COMPANY
16 AJAX ROAD DAYLESFORD, HEPBURN SHIRE
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NORTH NUGGETTY AJAX COMPANY - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: The North Nuggetty Company was floated to work the northern portion of the Nuggetty Ajax Company's lease. The North Nuggetty commenced sinking in 1909 and mined profitably until 1917. After this, the company was mainly occupied with unprofitable developmental work which eventually led to its demise in 1926. From 1909 to 1917 the mine produced 48,000 ounces of gold and the company paid out £57,000 in dividends. The company had a 15-head battery and were the first mining company at Daylesford to generate its own electricity. A disastrous fire in 1914 destroyed the winding engine and housing, as well as the housing over the boilers and air compressing plant. The company erected a new winding and air compressing plant, and installed a suction or producer gas plant to drive the compressing plant and stamp battery. The introduction of suction gas was a measure in economy to counter a general decline in the gold content of the ore being extracted.Heritage Inventory Description
NORTH NUGGETTY AJAX COMPANY - Heritage Inventory Description
The mine site has an extensive range of foundations. All other components, such as shaft and mullock heap, have been removed and the ground rehabilitated. Mining machinery - arrangement of concrete winding engine beds - three distinct types: set of narrow beds (24 x 3ft, standing 5ft, set 3ft apart, and all mounting bolts removed); H-shaped bed (18ft x 16ft, ground level); and set of narrow beds (18ft x 41/2ft, set 8ft apart, standing 2ft with 11/4 inch mounting bolts). Battery - to the west of the concrete winding engine floors are two levels of concrete floors. The upper floor (25ft x 20ft) has two sets of timber mortar blocks and 2 inch tie bolts (foundations for 10-head of stamps). The southern side of the floor has been demolished - most probably this section of the floor would have contained foundations for another 10-head of stamps. On the north side of the upper floor are some largely buried brick engine beds. The lower floor (45ft x 25ft) has some drains and has been partly demolished.Gas-producer engine - at the southern end of the stamper foundations is an arrangement of concrete mounting beds. There are two large beds, each 10ft x 4ft, standing 6ft high with 11/4 inch mounting bolts. Located between the two large beds are four smaller beds (each 6ft x 2ft, 6ft high with 11/2 inch mounting bolts). In front of beds is an 8ft square concrete U-shaped bed (with 3/4 inch bolts); and to the south are two brick (concrete rendered) gas producer foundations (each measuring 18ft x 31/2ft).The gas-producer foundations have several small sumps or pits./n
Heritage Inventory Significance: The site has:Scientific significance - extensive range of mining and battery foundations.Archaeological potentialNetwork values - part of the Ajax-Nuggetty network of sites, and also a landscape feature.SIGNIFICANCE RANKING: National Estate
Recorded by: David Bannear
Heritage Inventory Site Features: Mining machineryBatteryGas producer engine
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