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| {{About|the hill from which gold was mined|the hill made of granite|Gibraltar Hill (disambiguation){{!}}Gibraltar Hill}} | {{About|the hill from which gold was mined|the hill made of granite|Gibraltar Hill (disambiguation){{!}}Gibraltar Hill}} | ||
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| '''Gibralter Hill''' (also known as '''Gibraltar Hill''') is a hill near |
'''Gibralter Hill''' (also known as '''Gibraltar Hill''') is a hill near ], ].<ref>{{NSW GNR|id=KWqwwpKmJP|title=Gibralter Hill|accessdate=5 November 2012}}</ref> | ||
| ==Gold mining== | ==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.<ref name="Dicker's Mining Record, and Guide to the Gold Mines of Australia">{{cite book|title=Dicker's Mining Record, and Guide to the Gold Mines of Australia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8lEAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA68 |
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.<ref name="Dicker's Mining Record, and Guide to the Gold Mines of Australia">{{cite book|title=Dicker's Mining Record, and Guide to the Gold Mines of Australia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8lEAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA68|year=1864|page=68}}</ref> In 1893 the ] exhibited gold ore from the hill at the ] in ] yielding a net of 6 ounces of gold per ton.<ref name="exposition1893">{{cite book|author=New South Wales. Commissioners for the World's Columbian exposition|title=Catalogue of New South Wales exhibits|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-LBIAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA241|year=1893|publisher=Charles Potter|page=241}}</ref> | ||
| In 1894 the Gibraltar Hill Company took 656 tons of ore from the hill, which yielded 2090 ounces of gold.<ref name="Council1894">{{cite book|title=Journal of the New South Wales Parliament Legislative Council|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5AtAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA22|accessdate=5 November 2012|year=1894|page=22}}</ref> |
In 1894 the Gibraltar Hill Company took 656 tons of ore from the hill, which yielded 2090 ounces of gold.<ref name="Council1894">{{cite book|title=Journal of the New South Wales Parliament Legislative Council|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-5AtAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA22|accessdate=5 November 2012|year=1894|page=22}}</ref> In 1895 more than 1500 ounces of gold were mined from the hill by the Gibraltar Gold Mining Company, although by this time the yield was down to less than 5 ounces per ton of ore.<ref name="MinesWales1895">{{cite book|author1=New South Wales. Dept. of Mines|author2=Geological Survey of New South Wales|title=Annual report - New South Wales Department of Mines|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g2JNAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA75|year=1895|publisher=New South Wales Department of Mines.|page=75}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 05:25, 2 July 2020
This article is about the hill from which gold was mined. For the hill made of granite, see Gibraltar Hill.
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  Gibralter HillLocation in NSW
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| Coordinates | 35°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.
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. 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.
In 1894 the Gibraltar Hill Company took 656 tons of ore from the hill, which yielded 2090 ounces of gold. In 1895 more than 1500 ounces of gold were mined from the hill by the Gibraltar Gold Mining Company, although by this time the yield was down to less than 5 ounces per ton of ore.
See also
References
- "Gibralter Hill". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- Dicker's Mining Record, and Guide to the Gold Mines of Australia. 1864. p. 68.
- New South Wales. Commissioners for the World's Columbian exposition (1893). Catalogue of New South Wales exhibits. Charles Potter. p. 241.
- Journal of the New South Wales Parliament Legislative Council. 1894. p. 22. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- 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.
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