Deep Lead Ballast Line, north of Deep Lead Sandbar Road, DEEP LEAD

Location

Deep Lead Sandbar Road DEEP LEAD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

The Deep Lead Ballast Line consists of a line of raised and formed earth which is still evident across paddocks and in historic reserves.

The Deep Lead Ballast Line is historically and scientifically important at a LOCAL level as an example of an industry which used a by product of gold mining technique to assist the emerging network of railways. Overall the Deep Lead Ballast Line is of LOCAL significance.

RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL

Group

Mining and Mineral Processing

Category

Other - Mining & Mineral Processing