Palmer River Mine Workings, ca 1890, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Neg 31727. This photograph shows some of the mining infrastructure that was put in place in the post alluvial phase of the Palmer River field, giving us an insight into the isolation of the area as well as the harsh conditions faced by these early miners.
They reported finding traces of gold on the Palmer River and the following year James Mulligan, an experienced prospector, confirmed plentiful alluvial gold. A rush began, with prospectors overlanding form the Etheridge goldfield or from the Endeavour River inlet where Cooktown had sprung up in a few months. ... A mining historian in 1980 ...
Historical gold maps of the entire state of Queensland. The following maps are all available to view online for free. 1869, map of the Burke and Kennedy districts, North Queensland. Includes Mackay, Bowen, Townsville, up to Princess Charlotte Bay, and inland to Burketown. Shows gold fields, diggings, towns, bush tracks, mail routes or surveyed ...
Throw in a bunch of self-reliant prospectors, an uncontrolled stream of Chinese diggers, Martini-Henry rifles, spirited horses, and a tough indigenous nation that resented and fought the intrusion. Throw it all in a pressure-cooker of Cape York heat, and you've got the Palmer River Gold Rush. In 1872, two brothers from Victoria, William …
Beginning as rich sources of alluvial gold, the fields then evolved into surface or deep reef mining areas, with heavy machinery needed to extract payable levels of gold. In the case of the Palmer …
The discovery of payable alluvial gold deposits at the Palmer river in 1873 by James Venture Mulligan, sparked a huge gold rush, drawing prospectors not only from …
The Palmer Goldfield. Dr Jillian Comber. Australian Society of Historical Archaeology. is a nationally significant historic goldfield located in the Cape York Peninsula, Far North Queensland. It was primarily an alluvial field worked by the largest contemporary Chinese population in the colony with reef mining being undertaken by European ...
By 1875, Mulligan, again acting as a catalyst, was promoting the number of gold bearing reefs along the Palmer and was fore-shadowing the move from alluvial to deep reef mining. In 1876, Mulligan made further gold discoveries, this time on the Hodgkinson River, south of the Palmer.
If gold-mining history isn't your thing, Jowalbinna offers guided rock art tours of some of the extensive Quinkan Aboriginal rock art sites in the region – with 4WD and walking tours available. ... Gold, Gold, Gold. The Palmer River Goldfield was the largest and best producing alluvial goldfield in Australia, and it isn't a stretch to say ...
Trident Mining and Marine Service Pty Ltd, Brisbane, the contracted company with a history of successful mining projects, have been appointed to achieve forecast well. The three leases, 166.71 hectares are a the Dog Leg Creek, Palmer River of alluvial gold to be mined. Lease: Mining Leases are held with government approvals on the land to be ...
Alluvial Gold Mine Located in the Southern side of the Historical area of the Palmer Gold fields. This is a rare opportunity that will ensure the company has access to greater amounts of area 500sq/klms under EPM by Hardrock Mineral Exploration once Shares are purchased. ... gold mining operation. You become an equal 1/3 partner in the project, ...
Hodgkinson is an exciting gold project with encouraging results from limited drilling. The project is situated between the Palmer River alluvial gold field (1.35 Moz Au) and the historic Hodgkinson gold field (0.3 Moz Au) and incorporates the Elephant Creek Gold, Peninsula Gold-Copper and Campbell Creek Gold prospects.
He also has 2 mining leases toataling 89 ha on the Campbell Creek the headwaters of the Palmer River and 1 Exploration License and is asking $150,000. ... 1 Mobile alluvial gold recovery plant treating up to 100cubic meters per hr; ... This is a great opportunity to get into the Gold mining business in Australia. If the leases, the camp, and ...
New dawn in the Palmer River Hardrock Mineral Exploration PTY LTD is a privately owned mineral exploration company located in north Queensland and focussed on finding gold and copper in Queensland. With a high level of geoscience and prospecting expertise and access to a pool of knowledge from decades of hands-on activities within the region.
58 hectare gold mining lease in the Palmer River Gold Reserve in Far North QLD. Mining lease # - ML100206 Situated near Dog Leg Crossing, as shown in the satellite images. Also shown in the images is the very well-maintained main road, running alongside the lease. 10 year lease approved April 2023. Excellent access roads for …
Culture and history. Gold on the Palmer! News of the discovery of payable alluvial gold on the Palmer River by James Venture Mulligan and six companions on 29 June 1873 …
Abstract. This study comprises six chapters of varying length, dealing with six separate aspects of the Palmer's first decade. Chapter one describes the physical setting and early European contact with the area, placing particular emphasis on Hann's expedition of 1872, and Mulligan's the following year, which led to the report of payable gold ...
Gold on the Palmer! News of the discovery of payable alluvial gold on the Palmer River by James Venture Mulligan and six companions on 29 June 1873 spread quickly through the new colony of Queensland. Many would-be diggers flocked to the field in search of their fortunes. ... Money and mining knowledge rarely went hand-in-hand and enthusiastic ...
Palmer River Goldfield, QLD. Queensland's richest source of alluvial gold was discovered in the Palmer River region, by James Venture Mulligan, in 1873. The Palmer became well known for its Chinese population, which peaked at 17,000 in 1877. Prospectors from the Pearl River Delta region of Southern China traveled to the area via Cooktown (a ...
Alluvial gold is abundant in the Quaternary deposits of the Kabul and Indus rivers in District Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Understanding the provenance of alluvial gold using morphology and elemental composition could be helpful in developing an exploration strategy of regional benefit. Detailed morphological studies of gold grains …
Modifications to the landscape, including stone pitching, sluice gullies, dams, water races and diversions, demonstrate the mining operations to exploit the Palmer's extensive, …
In 1863, alluvial gold was found at Canal Creek, located 50 kilometers west of Warwick. The following year witnessed the emergence of the Talgai field, also known as Darkey's Flat, which supported both alluvial and reef mining activities. The most abundant alluvial gold was extracted from Dunns Gully, situated 5 kilometers south of Pratten.
The complexes contain a range of reef mining equipment, Chinese market gardens, domestic and commercial sites; stone pitching and dams created by alluvial mining activities; and burial sites. Gold was discovered on the Palmer River in 1872, on the first European expedition to far north Queensland. Following a rush to the area, the …
The largest nugget ever found in the state was recovered from Gympie Creek in 1868, with a gross weight of 975 ounces and contained 906 ounces of gold. The second largest nugget, weighing at 804 ounces, was taken from Sailor's Gully at Deep Creek. Also in 1868, a nugget weighing 258 ounces was found at Mount Wheeler near Rockhampton.
These are advances on the rocker boxes and other gold mining technology used by miners a hundred years ago. They are also just scaled down versions of what the high production commercial miners use. Alluvial Gold Mining or river gold mining is still the most popular form of gold prospecting in New Zealand. Alluvial gold is the easiest gold to ...
Mining Lease and EPM provided below for the purpose of identifying the area available for Alluvial and Hardrock mining. Gold purity has been tested, results between 96.5 – 97.5% consistently. ... The exploration history of the Palmer River/Hodgkinson Province has shown high potential for possible large scale gold deposits.
679 views, 19 likes, 0 loves, 2 comments, 5 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Mining Queensland: Our own Doug Morrison, Senior Geologist shares the process of how alluvial miners …
Discover the colourful history of the gold rush days protected in Palmer Goldfield Resources Reserve. Today, only traces remain of buildings and the extensive alluvial mining that produced so much gold in the early days. The real historical treasure here is the bulky 19thCentury mining … See more
A research study published in the scientific journal Nature last week has warned about the impact of mining stream beds, known as alluvial mining, on river systems. The study's authors found that gold and mineral mining in and near rivers is degrading waterways in 49 countries. The research focused on tropical waterways, …
The Fresnedoso creek gold placer (FGP) is located at the NE end of the late Cenozoic Ponsul-Moraleja basin (PM; Fig. 1), formed as part of piedmonts of the Spanish-Portuguese Central System (SPCS).The SPCS is a prominent relief generated by a thick-skinned crustal pop-up related to and overall N-S tectonic shortening during the …
Alluvial gold discovered on the Palmer River sparked off a tremendous population movement from 1873 to an area which initially had no existing infrastructure. Unprecedented as this was, it was further complicated by the arrival of Chinese, who by 1877 made up 90 percent of the total population of 19,500. This paper is a brief history of the Palmer Gold …
The process of alluvial gold mining involves digging and sifting through mud, sand and gravel using shovels, sieves, or even bare hands and this is not the preserve of only galamseyers but all licensed small scale miners. Alluvial mining though regarded the most environmentally friendly method of gold mining as a result of the reduced ...
When they returned with their saddlebags packed with 102 oz of alluvial gold, Mulligan was given a £1,000 reward, and the news sparked a rush of 30,000 miners to the new field.3 The Palmer River became Queensland's richest alluvial field. James Venture Mulligan, 1905. Photo by Poulsen of Brisbane, lent by T.J. Byers, Hughenden.
A global rise in alluvial mining increases sediment load in tropical rivers | Nature. Article. Published: 23 August 2023. A global rise in alluvial mining increases …
Over half of the total quantity of alluvial gold won in Queensland can be credited to the Palmer River. Exploration within EPM25342 is focussed on the 400m long Munukurru Quartz Reef where rock chip sampling has returned bonanza gold grades of 3,187.0 g/t Au, 85.7 g/t Au and 66.7 g/t Au. Drilling is the next planned step for Munukurru Reef ...
Gulch gold. Gulch gold is the coarsest that exists in any part of a river system. If nuggets (pieces of gold weighing more than 0.1g) are present, they will mostly be found in gulches (narrow ravines), …
Alluvial gold discovered on the Palmer River sparked off a tremendous population movement from 1873 to an area which initially had no existing infrastructure. …
He discovered alluvial gold and returned to civilisation with over 100 ounces of alluvial gold. The gold rush was on! ... This takes you down over Palmer River and into the Mining Reserve, as described earlier. If you're coming from the West, the way in is slightly confusing. Our Hema Map iPad app showed a road into Maytown from Whites …