Hello all I'm also new at this, I spend a lot if time dirt bike riding around victoria , one of our favourite places is boho near violetown, I've heard if gold being discovered on the other side of the strathbogie ranges, was interested if anyone had ever panned the boho area and to what luck? There are alout of creeks in that area that we often ride through. Any feed back would be awesome.
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Strathbogie State Forest
DE
LWP
Mansfield
January
201
5
FS0060
ISSN 1440-2262
State of Victoria, Department of Environment
, Land, Water & Planning
Page 1
The rugged landscape of the Strathbogie State
Forest offers a variety of recreational
opportunities including bushwalking, horse
riding, trail bike riding and 4WDriving. It has an
interesting heritage associated with the mining of
gold, particularly alluvial mining and early
Chinese settlement. Walking amongst the giant
boulders at Lima East, taking in the view from
Rocky Ned and camping under the stars at James
Reserve are highlights of a visit to this area.
Geology
The boulder formations and rocky outcrops seen in the
Strathbogie Ranges are the result of geological processes
that began between 300 and 400 million years ago. After
the sea withdrew during the Devonian period, there was a
large scale crustal collapse which resulted in two volcanic
cauldrons. Eruptions built up large layers of volcanics and
the emplacement of granitic rock which has been eroded to
the present day to form the Strathbogie Ranges.
History of mining
Gold was first found at Hells Hole Creek in 1851. Th
is was
shortly after gold had been discovered in Victoria for the
first time.
During the gold rush in 1860, alluvial mining occurred in the
bed and banks of Hells Hole Creek as well as Glen, Dry,
Tallangallook and Brankeet Creeks. The rush lasted only
for a short time with the area all but deserted by the end of
1861, many of the miners headed for Jamieson.
The Dry Creek Sluicing Company was set up in 1860. This
company was instrumental in providing the water required
for alluvial mining in this area.
In the late 1860s and early 1870s, sluicers returned to the
area. At its peak, production of alluvial gold was reportedly
around 6,000 7,000 oz per annum.
Dry Creek was thriving during the early 1870s, and had a
store, school, post office, hotels, gambling houses, soap
factory, bakery and a population of mostly Chinese miners.
Gold production diminished towards the turn of the century
and only small operations continued. Hydraulic sluicing and
bucket dredging continued on the lower Dry, Tallangallook
and Glen Creeks until the 1930s.
Quartz crystal has also been mined in the Strathbogies and
two crystal mines are still operational within the forest. The
crystal is used for piezo-electric applications including radio
transmitters. The largest hand cut crystal in the world, the
1.7kg Crystal King was mined in the Strathbogies. Visitors
are not permitted at or around the crystal mines.
DE
LWP
Mansfield
January
201
5
FS0060
ISSN 1440-2262
State of Victoria, Department of Environment
, Land, Water & Planning
Page 1
The rugged landscape of the Strathbogie State
Forest offers a variety of recreational
opportunities including bushwalking, horse
riding, trail bike riding and 4WDriving. It has an
interesting heritage associated with the mining of
gold, particularly alluvial mining and early
Chinese settlement. Walking amongst the giant
boulders at Lima East, taking in the view from
Rocky Ned and camping under the stars at James
Reserve are highlights of a visit to this area.
Geology
The boulder formations and rocky outcrops seen in the
Strathbogie Ranges are the result of geological processes
that began between 300 and 400 million years ago. After
the sea withdrew during the Devonian period, there was a
large scale crustal collapse which resulted in two volcanic
cauldrons. Eruptions built up large layers of volcanics and
the emplacement of granitic rock which has been eroded to
the present day to form the Strathbogie Ranges.
History of mining
Gold was first found at Hells Hole Creek in 1851. Th
is was
shortly after gold had been discovered in Victoria for the
first time.
During the gold rush in 1860, alluvial mining occurred in the
bed and banks of Hells Hole Creek as well as Glen, Dry,
Tallangallook and Brankeet Creeks. The rush lasted only
for a short time with the area all but deserted by the end of
1861, many of the miners headed for Jamieson.
The Dry Creek Sluicing Company was set up in 1860. This
company was instrumental in providing the water required
for alluvial mining in this area.
In the late 1860s and early 1870s, sluicers returned to the
area. At its peak, production of alluvial gold was reportedly
around 6,000 7,000 oz per annum.
Dry Creek was thriving during the early 1870s, and had a
store, school, post office, hotels, gambling houses, soap
factory, bakery and a population of mostly Chinese miners.
Gold production diminished towards the turn of the century
and only small operations continued. Hydraulic sluicing and
bucket dredging continued on the lower Dry, Tallangallook
and Glen Creeks until the 1930s.
Quartz crystal has also been mined in the Strathbogies and
two crystal mines are still operational within the forest. The
crystal is used for piezo-electric applications including radio
transmitters. The largest hand cut crystal in the world, the
1.7kg Crystal King was mined in the Strathbogies. Visitors
are not permitted at or around the crystal mines.
DeathKiss
George Popa
Welcome
Jarod love your work!
How harsh sounds that......visitors not permitted at or around......can go around and at military bases but not there.......lol
Jarod love your work!
How harsh sounds that......visitors not permitted at or around......can go around and at military bases but not there.......lol
DjD123456 Welcome, I used to ride trail bikes once, broke my left arm after going down 5m in a creek bed cut out in third gear. Wife is adamant I'm not having another bike
----or she will break you arm!! :lol:
