The Ballarat School of Mines offered assaying of ore. Handwritten letter on W.L.B. Ballieu & Co letterhead. Handrwritten: "12 May 1898 The Director School of Mines Ballarat Dear Sir Please let me know the cost of treating 12 parcels left by Mr Harvey. Yours truly W.L. Baillieu" "Replied to 13/5/98" Written and circled in red ink "278"ballarat school of mines, ballieu, w.l. b. ballieu, auctioneer, sworn valuator, assay, letterhead

Henry Louis, M.A. was an Associate of the Royal School of miens, Fellow of the Geological Society; Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain; Member of the Institution of Mining Engineers; Member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and Professor of Mining in the Durham College of Science. Green hardcovered book of 599 pages including index and illustrations. Contents include: Mode of occurance of gold; physical and chemical properties of gold; physical and chemical properties of mercury; Primitive Methods or ore-breaking; The stamp; Hoisting gear; Water Supply; Ore-Feeders; Crushing Machinery; amalgamation; concentration; Spitzkasten; Amalgam; Milling; Cam Curve; sampling and assaying; horse-power developed by fall of water; value of gold according to its fineness; conversionInside front cover in pencil "Rhys Brook"

Large ledger without cover, with marbled endpapers. It is a Ballarat School of Mines Cash Book. The books list payments of students fees. assay fees, salaries and wages, guage testing, treatment of ores.37.3 x 27.0 x 5.0 cmcash book, ballarat school of mines cash book, technical school cash book, ballarat technical art school, a. dale, andrew berry

Grey booklet: on front 'Notes on the valuation of ores, concentrates and smelter products ( with discussion) by L.C. Stuckey, Member. On bottom 'excerpt from the transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy thirty first session, 1921 - 1922.organisation, industry, institute of mining, metallurgy

Shaft and pulley bring ore out of mine and tip into cart (two views).An interesting collection of photographs, the connection to Greensborough remains a mystery. Digital copy of 2 black and white photographs, two of 30 photos of mining operations.Photos have no markings or dates. Donor unknown.tasmania, mines and mining, mining machinery

Shaft and pulley bring ore out of mine and tip into cart (two views).An interesting collection of photographs, the connection to Greensborough remains a mystery. Digital copy of 2 black and white photographs, two of 30 photos of mining operations.Photos have no markings or dates. Donor unknown.tasmania, mines and mining, mining machinery

On left is Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Mine No1 Shaft, (1300 feet deep) and on right is No2 Shaft (1200 feet deep)Holtermann Black and White photographs of Stawell. April 1874. Poppet Head and winding house of Mine with town in background. Workers can be seen in centre of photo and standing on poppet head and handling ore trolleys on tramway.mining

Black and white photogrpah. Corrrugated iron shed, very large narrow rectangular opening in front. Smaller shed attached beside, ore tramway on LH side. Possibly South New Moon Mine site Eaglehawk.gold mines, mining equipment, south new moon mine site

Slide. Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mine, West Bendigo. Large mining buildings on RH side of image, poppet head in centre. Buildings have elevated tramways and ore chutes. Mullock heaps on LH side.No. 33 printed on bottom of slidecottage, miners

Large ledger with marbled cover. It is a Ballarat School of Mines Rough Cash Book. The books list payments of students fees, assay fees, salaries and wages, guage testing, treatment of ores. Some student names outlined in keywords. cash book, ballarat school of mines cash book, assay fees, guage testing, treatment of ores, gold selling, student fees, a.p.wood, c. craddock, l. craddock, w.h. callister, c. fleahy, j.friend, edward horwood, james leckie, a. peacock, hilary dowling, f. horsfall, frank dalton, arthur howard, charles fryer, henry clark, r. allan, w. barton, r. mckay, wolliam albert, patrick anderson, joseph rickard, n. kavanagh, percy miller, h.e. gronow, david hamilton, andrew hamilton, cyril mctaggart, ernest lumley, fred bicknell, herbert bicknell, charles fleay, d.c. urquhart, r. clark, victor mckay, ralph mckay, j.b. robinson, r. mann, thomas de gruchy, j.r.m. blight, h. valentine, james galbally, a. mcd. ritchie, j. sutherland, h. herbert, p.a. pratt, w.m. williams, g. cornell, d. lilley, elsie cutter, g. bicknell, john g. brittain, f.l. cooper, g.s. hepburn, karl noone, a. hugelmann, h. heath, w.a. mason, thomas bradley, charles e. hill, r.r. mitchell, a. phillipson, thomas davies, l. lewin, william gilbert, a.e. loveland, c.r. mccracken, george lawri, h.b. cooke, john usher, d.m. lilley, james holt, j. kenna, charles lund, j. o'dwyer, charles quaddock, william e. figgis, j.k. sim, w. heinz, willis franklin, roy booth, f. herman, george christie, g. davenport, edward richards, j.f. murphy, i. holmes, f. sior, i sim, w. caldwell, james leggo, g. nightingale, rupert king, h.j. semmens, h.r. kofoed, theo holmes, h.b. waldron, w. bell, j. curnow, j.f. d'oliveyra, w. bolitho, m. bade, e. gregory, g. hopwood, j. o'bern, a. robin, a.e. tandy, a.d. galloway, j.f. boyce, n. buley, f.w. calaby, a. elshang, a.e. ebbels, j. leggo, r.e. holdsworth, k. thiessen, m. metz, l. bult, w. clift, e. bonwick, h. koefed, h.j. saw, j.l. sim, e. wardle, n.c. le gerche, e. crossley, b. humffray, l. blick, a.e. burgess, g. lides, p.f. browne, f.a. richardson, h. dahlenburg, miles webster, l. nott, j.d. brokenshire, beet wai, n. la gerche, e.m. boyer, h.g. hawkesworth, o. williams, f. abel, w.e. eyres, c. rawlings, a.j. robin, p. grenfell, f. eustice, j. brokenshire, w. mccartney, herbert stephenson, g. ditchburn, c. steele, f.j. webb, h.o.e. bieske, o. mccabe, art library, ballarat east school fees, a. miles, m. growcott, a. gent, arthur gates, ida farmer, gertrude bailey, d. brigstiche, d. bonan, a.a. buley, a.h. lilburne, a.b. benoit, l.e. waldie, i. dilena, harold herbert, ballarat technical art school

Personal Diary Unknown Author located in the Mediterranean Sea aboard the SS. Orion 28/03/1938. Prior to WWII yet not long after the Second Italian-Abyssinian (Ethiopian) War. Tour of Suez, Egypt, Port Said.communication, postal, diary pre wwii tour of egypt, donated in harcourt granite quarries j. blight & co proprietors envelope

A crucible is a vessel made of a refractory substance such as graphite or porcelain, used for melting and calcining materials at high temperatures. (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/crucible) Morgan Crucible was established in 1856. See http://ubshwiki.ballarat.edu.au/index.php/Morgan_Crucible_Co. A crucible is used to hold small amounts of chemicals during heating at high temperatures. The lid covers the bowl so nothing escapes, or to keep oxygen out of the reaction. (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_crucible_and_how_is_it_used_in_a_laboratory)Two used narrow high shape crucibles with small spouts made by Morgan of England. They are heat-resistant containers used to melt ores, metals, and other materials. One has green (copper origin?) glaze like material on the base and sidecrucible, assaying, morgan

Pick head may have been used to gouge gold bearing rock in the small lines of ore; as informedby Mr George Ellis, member of the Historical Society. Used by donor's grandfather, who was a miner at the Long Gully and Ironbark mines, or both

Photographs showing the works at the Great Southern Mine, cyanide plant, which was an important part of the process of separating gold from the ore.One of 4 small black and white photographs, mounted on a single album page. This one shows six men, taking a break from their work in a corrugated iron shed. Written on album page between photos: "Great Southern Mine Cyanide Plant 1931"great southern, gold mining, gold processing, cyanide plant

Photographs showing the works of the Great Southern Mine, cyanide plant, which was an important part of the process of separating gold from the ore.One of 4 small black and white photographs, mounted on a single album page. This one shows several large corrugated tanks.Written on album page between photos: "Great Southern Mine Cyanide Plant 1931"great southern, gold mining, gold processing, cyanide plant

Photographs showing the works at the Great Southern Mine, cyanide plant, which was an important part of the process of separating gold from the ore.One of 4 small black and white photographs, mounted on a single album page. This one shows buildings, tanks and equipment of the plant.Written on album page between photos: "Great Southern Mine Cyanide Plant 1931"great southern, gold mining, gold processing, cyanide plant

Photographs showing the works at the Great Southern Mine, cyanide plant, which was an important part of the process of separating gold from the ore.One of 4 small black and white photographs, mounted on a single album page. This one shows three pumps in a corrugated iron building.Written on album page between photos: "Great Southern Mine Cyanide Plant 1931"great southern, gold mining, gold processing, cyanide plant

Sloane's & Scotchman Mining Co Looking East up upper Main Street The back view of the Ore Bin can be seen. Street view looking uphill towards mine site. Cows grazing at right.stawell mining

Galena is the natural compound of lead and classed as a sulphide, it crystallises in a cubic pattern and its chemical formula is PbS. Galena is a primary source of both lead and silver. This specimen of Galena comes from Broken Hill. Broken Hill has one of the world’s largest and most significant deposit of ore for the production of lead. Mining of Galena at Broken Hill began with the staking of land by Charles Rasp in 1883. By the following year, in 1884, Rasp and six others had formed Broken Hill Mining Company. Broken Hill Mining Company eventually evolved into BHP group limited and is currently the largest mining company in the world and the largest company in Australia. There is archaeological evidence from artefacts discovered in Turkey that humans have been extracting lead from galena by the process of smelting since at least 6500 BCE. This specimen also has quartz on the top surface which is frequently discovered alongside Galena. This mineral specimen is of historic significance as a sample of Galena extracted from Broken Hill during the 19th century. Mining for Galena in Broken Hill begin in 1883 by Charles Rasp and evolved into the world’s largest mining company – BHP Group Limited. Broken Hill is one of the world’s most significant deposits of ore for the production of lead. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.A flat, hand-sized, grey sulphide specimen that is the natural compound of lead with a quartz formation on the top surface. Existing Label: GALENA / (with quartz) / Locality: Broken Hill / N.S.W 120 x 70 x 29geological specimen, geology, geology collection, burke museum, beechworth, galena, galena quartz, quartz, charles rasp, broken hill mining company, bhp group limited, bhp, lead, ore, lead sulphide, sulphide, silver, broken hill