Metals exploration active around Rushworth
In the bush around Rushworth, a very twenty-first century activity is underway on nineteenth century gold fields.
Wodonga-based Dart Mining NL is drilling a series of test bores around the town to ascertain the status of any precious metals that may remain despite heavy regional mining in Rushworth’s early days.
The company’s Rushworth exploration is primarily seeking gold and antimony, and its search locations are concentrated around existing mining sites on Crown Land that were active during the nineteenth century.
Growler’s Hill has already yielded promising assays, and several test bores have been sunk near the old Phoenix mine to the northwest of the town. The map at the bottom of the page indicates all of the target areas the company is planning to explore.
All exploration work is heavily regulated, under the Victorian Mineral Resources Sustainable Development Act and Dart Mining has secured all licences and environmental approvals to undertake the work.
