Where are the gold fields in Victoria?
The Victorian Goldfields lie roughly between Ballarat, Rushworth, Wedderburn and Stawell. Notable towns include Ballarat, Bendigo, Rushworth, Whroo, Maryborough, Maldon, Castlemaine, Moliagul, Dunolly, Daylesford, Avoca, Ararat, Steiglitz, Blackwood, and many more.
Where has the most gold been found in Victoria?
Victoria has thirteen goldfields that have each produced more than one million ounces (Moz) of gold. Bendigo (22 Moz) is the largest goldfield, followed by Ballarat, Castlemaine, Stawell and Woods Point-Walhalla with a growing production profile and resource base at Fosterville.
Is there any gold left in Victoria?
About 170 years after the gold rush that made Victoria rich, there is still gold to be found in the state’s aptly named goldfields region. It is estimated that as much as 75 million ounces of gold remain in Victoria, in meaty nuggets buried deep in the ground or alluvial fragments drifting in our streams and rivers.
Where can you pan for gold free?
10 Free Gold Panning Areas in California
- Auburn State Recreation Area.
- Butte Recreation Area.
- Columbia State Historic Park.
- Keyesville Recreational Mining Area.
- Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park.
- Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park.
- Merced River.
- South Yuba River State Park.
Are there maps of the goldfields in Victoria?
Useful maps of Victoria showing the routes to major goldfields are: Maps can help you to trace the development of a goldfields town. For example, compare these maps of Dunolly from 1857 and 1859. Many maps include the names of long-forgotten towns, leads (gold bearing areas) and mines.
What was the location of the gold mines in Victoria?
VICTORIAN HISTORICAL GOLD MAPS by town/region Historical goldfields maps of Victoria Section of the 1853 pocket map of the roads to all the mines in Victoria, Trove. Diggers road guide to the gold mines of Victoria and the country extending 210 miles round Melbourne, 1853 Ham’s Squatting Map of Victoria, 1853
How to find gold bearing ground in Victoria?
Victorian Online Gold Maps is an easy to use mapping package to help gold prospectors discover gold bearing ground in Victoria, Australia. It can be used on a PC, tablet or mobile phone. The Victorian Gold Maps can be viewed in either map view or satellite view using Google Maps.
How much is the Victorian online gold map?
In recognition of the impact that Victoria’s latest lockdown has on Victorian Prospectors, Victorian Online Gold Maps would like to provide a discount of $5 for an annual subscription to any Goldfield District Map. Even though you cannot get out and prospect, you may want to spend some time doing research.
