Gibralter Hill Explained

Gibralter Hill
Elevation M:522
Prominence:17
Map:New South Wales
Label Position:top
Coordinates:-35.2761°N 148.0567°W

Gibralter Hill (also known as Gibraltar Hill) is a hill near Grahamstown, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

Gold mining

In one week in April, 1864, almost 550 ounces of gold were mined from Gibralter Hill, a yield of more than 58 ounces per ton of ore.[2] In 1893 the Gibraltar Gold Mining Company exhibited gold ore from the hill at the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago yielding a net of 6 ounces of gold per ton.[3]

In 1894 the Gibraltar Hill Company took 656 tons of ore from the hill, which yielded 2090 ounces of gold.[4] In 1895 more than 1500 ounces of gold were mined from the hill by the Gibraltar Gold Mining Company; by this time the yield was still 5 ounces per ton of ore.[5]

The mine was bought by English interests, with capital of £300,000, in 1896, and greatly expanded. £500,000 worth of gold was won before the grades declined and the company ceased mining,[6] in 1901. The mine then continued to be worked, on a small scale, by tribute miners. The company resumed operations in December 1907,[7] but the mine was closed by 1916.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PeakVisor . Gibralter Hill . 2024-04-11 . PeakVisor . en.
  2. Book: Dicker's Mining Record, and Guide to the Gold Mines of Australia. 1864. 68.
  3. Book: New South Wales. Commissioners for the World's Columbian exposition. Catalogue of New South Wales exhibits. 1893. Charles Potter. 241.
  4. Book: Journal of the New South Wales Parliament Legislative Council. 5 November 2012. 1894. 22.
  5. Book: New South Wales. Dept. of Mines. Geological Survey of New South Wales. Annual report - New South Wales Department of Mines. 1895. New South Wales Department of Mines.. 75.
  6. News: 1923-08-25 . Romance of a £1000 Gold Race . 2024-04-10 . . 20.
  7. News: 1908-06-10 . THE MINER. GOLD MINING AT ADELONG. . 2024-04-11 . . 38.