RUINS OF DUKE OF CORNWALL MINE

2 VAUGHAN-CHEWTON ROAD FRYERSTOWN, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Built in 1865 the only alteration in the appearance of the structure has been through weathering and the lack of maintenance over a long period of time. It is considered that local mudstone,…

HARD HILL MINING SITE

GARDEN GULLY ROAD and HARD HILL ROAD ARMSTRONG and GARDEN GULLY ROAD GREAT WESTERN, Ararat Rural City, Northern Grampians Shire

The first gold was found at Hard Hill in January 1856 and it continued to be the site of alluvial mining until the 1870s. The area includes an almost intact example of an earthen water race…

SPECIMEN GULLY QUARTZ MINING ASSOCIATION GOLD MINE

SPECIMEN GULLY ROAD BARKERS CREEK, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

The Specimen Gully Quartz Mining Association Gold Mine consists of stone foundations of a chimney stack and flue, and an engine house. Other surviving mine works include a haulage adit, open…

MOUNT TARRENGOWER TUNNELLING COMPANY GOLD MINE

ANZAC HILL ROAD MALDON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

The Maldon quartz reefing field, although relatively small compared to others in the State, was extraordinary rich in gold. The hardness and heavy mineralisation of the rock mined put the…