Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine
As Ned Stringer found out to his joy, there was gold to be found around Walhalla in alluvial deposits along Stringers Creek. However, most of the gold was taken from mining Cohen’s Reef, the largest single reef of gold in Victoria. The richest mine was the Long Tunnel which produced more than 30 tonnes of gold until it closed in 1914. Next richest was the Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine which yielded around 13.7 tonnes of gold from its 8.5 km long network of tunnels. This mine closed in 1911, but work commenced in the early 1970s to open a part of the mine for public tours. The early photograph shows two miners preparing a blasting hole in the gold-bearing rock of Cohen’s Reef.
As Ned Stringer found out to his joy, there was gold to be found around Walhalla in alluvial deposits along Stringers Creek. However, most of the gold was taken from mining Cohen’s Reef, the largest single reef of gold in Victoria. The richest mine was the Long Tunnel which produced more than 30 tonnes of gold until it closed in 1914. Next richest was the Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine which yielded around 13.7 tonnes of gold from its 8.5 km long network of tunnels. This mine closed in 1911, but work commenced in the early 1970s to open a part of the mine for public tours. The early photograph shows two miners preparing a blasting hole in the gold-bearing rock of Cohen’s Reef.
As Ned Stringer found out to his joy, there was gold to be found around Walhalla in alluvial deposits along Stringers Creek. However, most of the gold was taken from mining Cohen’s Reef, the largest single reef of gold in Victoria. The richest mine was the Long Tunnel which produced more than 30 tonnes of gold until it closed in 1914. Next richest was the Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mine which yielded around 13.7 tonnes of gold from its 8.5 km long network of tunnels. This mine closed in 1911, but work commenced in the early 1970s to open a part of the mine for public tours. The early photograph shows two miners preparing a blasting hole in the gold-bearing rock of Cohen’s Reef.
Historical image: Courtesy of Walhalla Museum
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