Mines of Australia's Bendigo Gold Fields | Geology for ...
The Bendigo Gold fields are not just, after Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, the second most productive gold mining area in Australia, but also a mineral discovery that literally shaped a nation. Since 1851, approximately 25,000 oz (777 tonnes) of gold has been extracted from Bendigo, initially from alluvial gold and later from underground mining of the goldbearing quartz reefs.