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Eldorado Dredge
20 Eldorado-Byawatha Road,, ELDORADO VIC 3746 - Property No B3380
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The mammoth Eldorado Dredge was designed and built in 1935 by Thompson's Engineering and Pipe Co., Castlemaine, for Cocks Eldorado Gold Dredging Co. The dredge is constructed of steel and was used to excavate gold and tin bearing material from the river flats on the Eldorado plain. Mining operations ceased in 1956. During its working life the dredge treated 30 million cubic metres of creek bed, winning 2.3 million grams of gold and 1475 tonnes of tin.
This is the last remaining
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