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Leviathan Mine Cyanide Works, Leviathan Road, STAWELL
LocationLeviathan Road STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
Dating from the 1860s-1870s, and again in the 1930s, this large historic mining area displays evidence of the cyaniding process. Features include a large dam restored by the Mines department in 1971 and six soakage vats, and a trough and drainage vat from the cyaniding operations on site. A crushing mill installed by the Leviathan Company in the 1860s was the largest to operate in the Stawell district. In the 1930s the tailings were treated by the cyaniding process to extract further gold. The place is significant as the location of the largest crushing mill on the rich Stawell goldfield, for displaying an intact network of sites demonstrating the cyaniding process. A massive dump of treated tailing occupies much of the remainder of the natural features reserve. The Leviathan Cyaniding Works site is historically and scientifically important at a LOCAL level as a substantially intact example of an important gold mining technique. Gold mining sites are of crucial importance for the pivotal role they have played since 1851 in the development of Victoria. Overall the Leviathan Cyaniding Works site is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Mining and Mineral Processing
Category
Battery/Crusher