We Found a URANIUM MINE in the Victorian Goldfields

The Victorian Goldfields region is well known for its incredible gold mining history - massive nuggets, rich quartz reefs, and buried riverbeds full of gold. But did you know that we had our very own Uranium rush back in the 1950s?

In this video, we're going to look into the story of how two brothers from Kingower made this incredible discovery, and then I'm heading out with historian and author John Tully, on an adventure to search for the remote site of their Uranium mine.

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Special thanks to:

John Tully

and

The Prospectors and Miners Association of Victoria
https://pmav.org.au/

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References

THOMAS, D.E., 1954. Report on radio activity, Mt Kooyoora. Geological Survey of Victoria Unpublished Report 1954 17. Department of Mines, Victoria, 3 pp.

SPENCER-JONES, D. & BELL, G., 1954. Radioactive deposit near Mount Kooyoora, Inglewood. Geological Survey of Victoria Unpublished Report 1954-24. Department of Mines, Victoria, 14 pp.

Radioactive Deposit Near Mount Kooyoora, Inglewood, By D. SPENCER-JONES, B.Sc., and G. BELL, B.Sc., Geologists, 1955

Historical images of the Macumber Brothers' mine - Geological Survey of Victoria

Footage of Bendigo poppet head - filmed at Central Deborah, Bendigo
https://www.central-deborah.com/

Newspaper articles - Trove

Image - John Tully holding Welcome Stranger gold nugget replica - thanks to Rachel Buckley.

Image - Gold diggers.Jones, John H., 1817?-1872, photographer. [1860?]. State Library Victoria

Images - Melbourne Postcards, 1925, State Library Victoria

Image - Open cut mine at Rum Jungle, 1 January 1957. Photo - Tom Sneek. Library and Archives NT PH0970-0006 - National Museum Australia

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Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:37 The Discovery
04:48 The Investigation
07:51 Finding The Uranium Mine Today