NEW CARSHALTON MINE

SPARROWHAWK ROAD WEST BENDIGO , GREATER BENDIGO CITY

Heritage Inventory Site

SiteCard data copied on 09/12/2024:

What is significant?

The remains of a small scale 1930s quartz mine which only undertook prospecting.

How is it significant?

The site is significant because of its:

Intactness: retains evidence of the key aspects of a small quartz mine – machinery foundations, mullock heap and main shaft.

Integrity: a compact arrangement of mining relics which demonstrates the basic outlay of a small scale gold mine.

Why is it significant?

The site has local significance as a relic of Victoria’s historic gold mining industry

Mining and Mineral Processing