Home Victorian Online Gold Maps
Information is provided on Victorian gold mines (colour coded to display reef gold or alluvial gold), shallow workings, quartz reefs, deep leads and Crown land and each set of data is
Gold mines Resources Victoria
During the 1990s there has been increased interest in gold mining in Ballarat, Bendigo, Stawell, Fosterville, Maldon, Heathcote, Castlemaine and Tarngulla the same areas that attracted earlier gold
Mineral systems of Victoria Resources Victoria
Includes Ordovician (Magdala Mine, Stawell; Moyston; Pitfield Plains) and Devonian (Wonga Mine, Stawell) orogenic gold hosted by shear zones developed within, and especially adjacent to, Cambrian
Victoria’s golden histories and the mother lode of resources
Victoria’s gold mining history leaves a rich legacy The Victorian Goldfields Project is a record of each of the government’s mining divisions in the
Exploring Victoria's gold mining future Australian
Active gold mines in Victoria include the likes of Fosterville, Costerfield, Stawell and Morning Star, the former of which is considered one of the lowest cost gold mining operations in the world
Maps, reports and data Resources Victoria
Browse an extensive range of Earth Resources publications, formerly called the Online Store, which contains geological maps (inc goldfields maps), digital data, reports (inc gas and gold
Miner's Right eurekapedia
The right to make a residential claim was vitally important in the development of towns in the goldmining areas of Victoria The holder of a Miner's Right is entitled to take possession for goldmining
A 10site tour of Victoria's goldfields Australian
Central Victoria has thousands of old gold mines Here are 10 sites that tell the story of one of the world’s greatest gold rushes Stones and bricks litter an area degraded by mining, along with
How Victoria can reinvigorate its abandoned mines Monash Lens
There are about 50,000 abandoned mine sites across Australia, lying among communities and giving rise to myriad social, health and environmental concerns Approximately 19,000 of these are in Victoria Most of these mines date from Australia’s prosperous goldmining era, yet their impacts are still felt by communities today
Tin Resources Victoria
Before development of the Wilga base metal mine in 1992, tin, antimony and silver were the only metals other than gold to be mined in Victoria, and then only as byproducts of gold mining About 11,250 tonnes of tin concentrate have been produced in Victoria; more than 80% of the historical tin production came from the Beechworth
Off the beaten track Resources Victoria
Map of Eastern Victoria showing mining tracks Between 1894 and 1899, more than 2400 miles (3840 km) of tracks were cut throughout eastern Victoria at the direction of the Department of Mines Remote areas became more accessible not only to miners and GSV geologists but, eventually, to settlers and tourists
Mineral systems of Victoria Resources Victoria
Mineral systems of Victoria The Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV) researches and maps Victoria’s geology, providing this information to investors and the public We apply a 'systems' approach to classifying and characterising mineral exploration fairways within the state's geology This helps define prospectivity; reduce search areas;
The early years Resources Victoria
The area around Geelong was geologically important to Victoria in the mid19th century not for gold, but as a source of building stone which was in high demand in the decades after the gold rushes Daintree’s map shows numerous basalt and sandstone quarries, together with a scattering of vineyards on the northern slopes of the Barrabool
Gold miners and mining State Library of Victoria
Ham's squatting map of Victoria (1853) Maps can help you to trace the development of a goldfields town For example, compare these maps of Dunolly from 1857 and 1859 Many maps include the names of longforgotten towns, leads (gold bearing areas) and mines Our digitised map of the mining district of Ballaarat from 1859 shows mining district
Where you can prospect and fossick Resources Victoria
The following parks have designated areas where you are allowed to fossick for gemstones only: Cape Liptrap Coastal Park Kooyoora State Park Mornington Peninsula National Park for zeolite only, permitted for scientific research purposes and collection by mineralogical clubs subject to permit conditions Great Otway National Park
Historic gold mining plots Australian Internet Sites PANDORA
Blackwood Blakeville goldfield Clunes goldfield Creswick goldfield Daylesford mining division historical notes Historic gold mining sites in the Ballarat city goldfield Historic gold mining sites in the southern mining divisions of the Ballarat mining district Mount Egerton Gordon goldfields Raglan Beaufort goldfields
The Scots at Springdallah PROV
William Clarkson was a miner from the rich coal and ironstone mining area of Wilsontown, Carnwarth in Lanarkshire where a huge iron foundry started in 1795 By 1842 both the foundry and coal
Gold Prospecting In Victoria, Where To Strike It Rich
With that kind of pricing, it seems very sensible to set out and do some gold prospecting in Victoria, you could strike it rich like so many before you have planned to do And with a miner’s right only
Prospect of a new Golden Age: ASX gold explorers return to Victoria
During the period of 18801920, gold mining took place over a vast 11km trend, resulting in a reported total production of 41,000oz of gold at a grade of 33g/t gold Subsequent drilling efforts from the 1990s to the 2000s focused on the shallow surface workings that spanned an area of 100m in width and 800m in length, but only reached
State Library Victoria Clunes the golden town
Sitting in a steep valley surrounded by extinct volcanoes lies Clunes, a historic gold mining town located in the central goldfields region of Victoria, north of Ballarat The Djadja Wurrung people were the first inhabitants of the area and occupied most of central Victoria The district was discovered by Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836
Cancer incidence and soil arsenic exposure in a historical gold mining
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology Cancer incidence and soil arsenic exposure in a historical gold mining area in Victoria, Australia: A geospatial analysis
THE 10 BEST Victoria Mines (Updated 2023) Tripadvisor
Rutherglen was a gold mining area up until the early 20th century The gold battery crushed the quartz,mined from the nearby reefs,from which the gold was extracted The battery was restored in 2011/12 It is a short walk from the centre of town Visitors can collect a code from the visitos centre The site has information and storyboards
The best places to find gold in Victoria RACV
More than 170 years after the discovery of gold started a series of rushes that made Victoria rich, there is still gold to be found in the state’s aptly named goldfields region And with gold prices around $2600 an ounce (about 28 grams) in 2022, Victoria may not exactly be in the grip of a second gold rush, but there is certainly a revival of fossickers trying to
MINE TAILINGS STILL VIABLE GOLD & MINERAL PROJECTS IN VICTORIA
In the gold mining areas of Victoria, arsenic is a naturally occurring compound in soil and rock Gold mining works create tailings and leftover material such as rock,
Goldfields Travel Victoria: accommodation & visitor guide
Goldfields The Goldfields region in central Victoria covers many of the areas in which the discovery of gold sparked the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s The gold rush was one of Victoria's most famous and iconic periods in history It drew prospectors from all corners of the world in search of wealth, resulting in a massive population boom