Nooka Group

Physical Description

The mines are reached by taking the Horrocks road west of Northampton for about 200m, then north for 400m and west up a 4wd track for about 1,2km. The remnants on site include foundations of machinery and buildings, a concrete-collared shaft and a daylighting stope (see photographs NR167-1 to 4). Though not named on the Battye photographs, the mine pictured is almost certainly the Nooka, which according to Reference 1 lay dormant until 1960 when Nooka Mining Syndicate reopened . Operated almost continuously since then.

History

NOOKA GROUP 1): (1971)... comprising Mis 284, 286, 293 and 294 is 1.6km W of Northampton. Five mines or prospects .. : Nooka, Chiverton, Lucky Lou, Nooka South and Nooka West, Nooka being the most important. ... total reported production of the group is 1220 tons of lead and 161 oz of silver. 12. NOOKA MINE 5): (1903) From Appendix A, The Northampton Mining District, H.P. Woodward, May 1901. This abandoned lease is situated one mile north of Strickland's Block .... opened to a depth of 90 feet, but a large quantity of work consisted of open trenches and underlay shafts. This mine was worked in the later seventies, and is said to have produced about 1000 tons of ore. 1): (1971).... first worked in the late 1870s when it is reported that 1000 tons of ore raised from workings . max depth of 27m. In 1916 .. reopened, the shaft deepened to 40m .. period of operation lasted to 1918, after which lay dormant until 1960 when Nooka Mining Syndicate reopened .. operated almost continuously since then... lode was originally worked .. by open cuts extending over a length of 90m, but these are now filled except for a length S of the shaft where fill was let through into the underlying stopes. ... mining is carried out from a vertical two compartment shaft, collared 15m west of the lode and sunk to .. 85m. 9): (1896) An average of 7 men employed. A horse whim was erected and pumps were used in sinking to a depth of about 110'. 13): (1926) The Nooka Mine (ML 115) - This old mine is situated about two miles west of Northampton townsite. In 1916 its was reopened by Lamont and Party who received assistance from the Mines Department to sink the main shaft and put up a treatment plant Quotes report on Northampton MF by S. Cullingworth, Inspector of Mines, 11 September 1907 ... all the ore sent away from here was hand dressed. 13. Nooka South Prospect 1): (1971)... 310m SSE of the Nooka mine .. has been called .. the Chiverton mine ... however.. is further west (see below)... lode containing low grade copper, but no lead has been tested by shallow shafts and pits over a length of about 30m. 14. Nooka West Mine 1): (1971) .in NW corner of ML286,.. 310m NW of the Nooka mine .. has been tested to depths of 5 to 6m over a length of about 30m. 15. Lucky Lou Prospect (MC 294) 1): (1971) ..SSW of Nooka West mine .. bulldozing done ... further south on the same line .. a vein ... exposed over a distance of 24m in a bulldozed trench. 16. Chiverton Mine (ML 286) 5): (1903).... also an abandoned lease ... adjoins Nooka to the S and into which that lode runs. This, however, has not been opened up , but a parallel lode on the W side of the lease has been worked to a limited extent. 1): (1971)... about 240m SW of the Nooka mine. ... recorded production 2.6 tons of lead. ... worked over a length of 46m, and can be traced by shallow workings for a further 30 m NE.... deeper workings ... open cut 6m long and stopes from underlay shaft... worked to probably less than 30m. Between October 1960 and April 1969 the Nooka mines sent 21 000 tons of ore to the Northampton State Battery.

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