Gibralter Hill

This article is about the hill from which gold was mined. For for other similarly named hills or mountains, see Gibraltar Hill.

Gibralter Hill
Gibralter Hill is located in New South Wales
Gibralter Hill
Gibralter Hill
Location in NSW
Highest point
Elevation522 m (1,713 ft)
Prominence17
Coordinates35°16′34″S 148°03′24″E / 35.27611°S 148.05667°E / -35.27611; 148.05667

Gibralter Hill (also known as Gibraltar Hill) is a hill near Grahamstown, New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]

Gold mining

Gibraltar Mine, c.1897[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

In 1894 the Gibraltar Hill Company took 656 tons of ore from the hill, which yielded 2090 ounces of gold.[6] 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.[7]

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,[8] in 1901. The mine then continued to be worked, on a small scale, by tribute miners. The company resumed operations in December 1907,[9] but the mine was closed by 1916.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Gibralter Hill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 November 2012. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ PeakVisor. "Gibralter Hill". PeakVisor. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  3. ^ "THE GIBRALTAR MINE". North Queensland Register. 14 April 1897. p. 24. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  4. ^ Dicker's Mining Record, and Guide to the Gold Mines of Australia. 1864. p. 68.
  5. ^ New South Wales. Commissioners for the World's Columbian exposition (1893). Catalogue of New South Wales exhibits. Charles Potter. p. 241.
  6. ^ Journal of the New South Wales Parliament Legislative Council. 1894. p. 22. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  7. ^ New South Wales. Dept. of Mines; Geological Survey of New South Wales (1895). Annual report - New South Wales Department of Mines. New South Wales Department of Mines. p. 75.
  8. ^ "Romance of a £1000 Gold Race". Smith's Weekly. 25 August 1923. p. 20. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
  9. ^ "THE MINER. GOLD MINING AT ADELONG". Australian Town and Country Journal. 10 June 1908. p. 38. Retrieved 11 April 2024.


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