page_title: Richmond Mine and Battery
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Richmond Mine and Battery / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: Richmond mine and battery - boundary map (2006)
context_page_description: Richmond Mine and Battery is a heritage-listed mine at Gulf Developmental Road, Croydon, Shire of Croydon, Queensland, Australia. It operated from 1886 to c. 1916. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 July 2006.
context_section_description: Richmond Mine and Battery is located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Croydon and about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the Gulf Developmental Road. The vegetation in the immediate area is sparse and consists predominantly of eucalypts spp regrowth. Cattle graze the site.
  The main workings of the place, including the shafts and incline, mullock, and battery site are situated on the crest and southwest face of Richmond Hill.
  The mine and winding plant is situated on an earth bench cut into the hillside at adit level directly above the battery. Extensive areas of dumped rock extend down the hill from the mine. The mine site includes a portable steam engine with a connected cog drive to a small two-drum winding winch that is aligned to a timbered incline shaft. Items of plant in the vicinity include a winch base associated with the portable engine, a baling bucket and a small single-cylinder horizontal engine manufactured by the Stuart & McKenzie foundry of Croydon.
  The battery site, situated on two earth benches leading to a flat immediately below the mine, includes the concrete foundations of a five head stamper frame and broken iron legs of the frame. A small inscription on the concrete foundations reads "AOP 18/5/13". A single-cylinder horizontal steam engine is located alongside the battery. A two-cylinder portable engine with all four wheels intact stands below the battery. The engine's flywheel lies alongside.
  A tailings dump, dwelling sites, and machinery scatters extend southward from the base of the hill approximately 150 metres (490 ft), on flat ground.
  On the flat below the battery site is situated a kiln constructed from a ship's tank and lined with ant bed bricks. An extensive area of cyanided sands is situated to the southwest of the kiln. The presence of the kiln and its position downhill from the battery site and in close proximity to the tailings sands indicates it was probably used to melt down the gold precipitate from the cyanide plant to produce gold bullion bars. It is unusual for such a feature to survive on cyanide plants.
  The stone fireplace and chimney of a hut is located about 90 metres (300 ft) northwest of the remains of the stamper. Additionally, 100 metres (330 ft) south of the stamper, there is evidence of a row of at least 3 dwelling sites extending westward. These sites typically consist of stone arrangements, glass and artefact scatters, corrugated iron sheeting and remains of corrugated iron tanks.
  Surviving plant includes:
  One-cylinder horizontal steam engine - Stuart & McKenzie Makers Croydon
  Two-cylinder portable steam engine - Robey & Co Engineers Lincoln
  Two-drum winding winch - no brand
  One-cylinder horizontal steam engine with flywheel - Clark & Faucet Engineers Queen Street, Brisbane
  Two-cylinder portable steam engine (with 4 wheels) - no brand
caption: Boundary map, 2006
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