Intermittent small scale mining between 1882 and 1962 produced an estimated 74 000 oz gold; which have been re cemented by chalcedonic quartz and limonite The veins are typically 1 to 2 m wide and locally range up to 7 m in width and produced an estimated 48 000 oz gold Mining on the Orleans Vein ceased in 1962 when a cave in
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