Carisbrook - Chalks Junction Mine
The remains of Chalks Junction Mine are on private property but there is a sign beside Camp Road showing the location of a view point for the mine. The remains are visible from the side of the road. The mine is next to the historical property Junction Lodge.
The main features of the site are mine workings and large partly quarried mullock heap. There are no machinery foundations visible.
Information from the Carisbrook Historical Society:
The Chalks No 1 Company south of Carisbrook was formed in 1886. In December the following year they purchased their beam pump from the Winters Freehold Gold Mining Co at Sebastopol. They put in a brick pump house. The main wall of the pump house, which includes the arch, is still standing. To support the weight of the beam the walls were 2.4 m thick.
This mine was pumping out nearly 500,000 gallons per day. This was not enough so they purchased a larger pump and increased their output.
It still took them until 1890 to de-water the ground enough to start mining. They did not find payable gold until 1894.The mine closed in 1898 after producing 35,000 oz of gold.
This mine arch is on private land.
Location
69 Camp Street, Carisbrook 3464 Map
Web Links
→ Junction Lodge (Victorian Heritage Database)
