Hey guys Golden point drilling starts this month
here is some history behind the golden point mine
The Golden Point mine was first opened in 1889, and became the property of the Golden Point Mining Company that went into liquidation.
The Donaldson brothers then bought the claim, water rights and battery and ran this operation successfully until they sold it to a Christchurch syndicate in 1912. The battery worked until about 1930 and was turned into scrap metal in about 1953.
During its successful 40-year life the operation produced over 15,000 ounces of gold and about 800 tonnes of scheelite.
By 1905 the Golden Point Battery was also in operation on the east side of Deepdell Creek.
The Maritana Company built two batteries on the west side, but due to poor grade ore they ceased operation in 1906. The later Maritana battery was located on the same site as the existing battery.
It lay idle until 1911 when it was used to mine scheelite ore.
The Callery brothers began using the Maritana Battery about 1912, taking it over in the late 1920's and forming the Round Hill Mining Company in 1932, by 1934 most of the machinery had been replaced.
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