| Jackson's Mine - Beginning Of A Drive
The miners began a small drive just inside the adit. You can clearly see the drill holes. They gave-up after only one blast. I’m not sure what they were chasing. |
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Jackson's Mine - Back Of The Mine
The back (ceiling) of the mine follows the dip (angle) of the strata. It would have been easier to remove the rock this way and it makes the adit a lot more stable. There are no winzes or stopes in this mine. Just the beginning of one drive. |
| Jackson's Mine - Around The Bend
The adit turns to the left. The bats weren’t home during our visit, which meant I could use the camera flash. |
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Jackson's Mine - Face (End Of The Adit)
The end of the adit. You can clearly see the remains of drill holes. After drilling the pattern, the holes would have been charged with explosives (and ballast?), then fired. I’m not going to reveal the exact location of this mine as it is free of vandalism and home to a colony of bats. |
| Jackson's Mine - Map
I have drawn a map of the adit. I’m not sure what they were chasing here. There is no show of quartz or any other auriferous ore. And they did not intersect any reefs. Maybe they tunneled-in on a poor quality dyke? |
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| Pound Bend Tunnel
The pound bend tunnel was blasted through rock in 1870 by the Evelyn Tunnel Gold Mining Company. The tunnel was dug to divert the Yarra River so gold could be extracted from the dry riverbed. The company found it too difficult to extract gold from the thick mud that remained on the river bed. The company went broke 12 months later. The tunnel still diverts water today. |
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