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RUSSELL'S REEF AMALGAMATED NO.2 SHAFT

Other Name

Location

RESERVOIR ROAD LAURISTON, MACEDON RANGES SHIRE

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

 
SiteCard data copied on 09/07/2024:
 

What is significant?

 
The remains of a small scale, early 20th century, quartz mine. The remains comprise the some brick machinery beds and a filled shaft. All the mine's mullock has been removed.

How is it significant?

The site has significance because of its:
 
Intactness: retains evidence of the key aspects of a quartz mine – an arrangement of machinery mounting beds
 
Condition: retained fabric in a condition that can be understood and interpreted
 

Why is it significant?

Locally significant as a early 20th-century quartz mine.

Group

Mining and Mineral Processing

Category

Adit