New Moon Mine (New Moon Quartz Gold Mine), Sailors Gully, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australiai
Regional Level Types | |
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New Moon Mine (New Moon Quartz Gold Mine) | Mine |
Sailors Gully | Suburb |
City of Greater Bendigo | - not defined - |
Victoria | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 41' 57'' South , 144° 14' 28'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Long Gully | 3,289 (2015) | 5.1km |
White Hills | 2,626 (2015) | 6.6km |
Epsom | 1,405 (2015) | 7.0km |
Bendigo | 100,617 (2013) | 7.4km |
Golden Square | 8,170 (2015) | 8.2km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Bendigo Gem Club Inc | Bendigo, Victoria | 6km |
Bendigo Prospectors’ Club Inc | Bendigo, Victoria | 6km |
Victorian Facetor's Group | Bendigo, Victoria | 6km |
Mindat Locality ID:
98781
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:98781:8
GUID (UUID V4):
1404899b-dafa-4587-a615-e6cbc001067d
This mine is in the Sailors Gully suburb of Bendigo.
The most successful mine of the Moon Reef was the New Moon Company. The mine commenced operations in 1867, their claim being south and adjoining the Robin Hood Co. Capital consisted of 16 shares of £75 each. In a short time, after only £160 had been called up, payable quartz from a depth of 173 feet enabled dividends of £2,778 ... In 1870 a registered company was formed with capital of £24,000 ... There were two shafts on the lease, each 280 feet in depth, while work had commenced on a new engine shaft and the erection of a winding plant.
The company purchased the Robin Hood's lease and plant in 1878. The Robin Hood shaft became the New Moon main shaft and was eventually deepened to 2,400 feet. The New Moon Company was re-registered in 1886 as a No Liability Company with capital of £12,000 ... and the mine developed into one of the best-managed and most economically worked mines on the Bendigo goldfield ... This company, at the close of 1906 declared its 200th dividend ... From 1878 to 1890 had been lean years for the company when many calls were made to shareholders, while for a period of 6 years the mine was let tributors who crushed 6417 tons for 415 0zs
... dividends were paid from 1892 to 1913
... mine closed down in 1917
Apart from public crushing, the company crushed 545,289 tons of stone during its existence, all dug from its own mine ... yielded 230,601 ozs of gold, and paid shareholders the sum of £377,400.
The former great mine was taken over by the Bendigo Amalgamated Company from 1917 to 1922.
It was re-opened in 1928 only to close in 1932
Later, cyaniders treated the sand, and this great dump was removed from its original position and dumped across the road into Napoloen Gully, where it buried the site of the New Moon Company's original, as it was better known, south shaft.
Spring Gully, Golden Square, Eaglehawk 1:10 000 maps.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.Mineral List
3 valid minerals.
Detailed Mineral List:
ⓘ Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS References: |
ⓘ Gold Formula: Au |
ⓘ Quartz Formula: SiO2 References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
ⓘ | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
ⓘ | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
O | Oxygen | |
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O | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Quartz | SiO2 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
As | Arsenic | |
As | ⓘ Arsenopyrite | FeAsS |
Au | Gold | |
Au | ⓘ Gold | Au |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Bendigo ZoneZone (Tectonic)
- Victoria
- Bendigo ZoneZone (Tectonic)
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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