| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
Lot 26 Onkaparinga Valley Road MOUNT TORRENS |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Adelaide Hills Council |
| Polygon Type |
P - parcel (from DCDB) |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Mount Torrens Government Battery, Mount Torrens Gold Battery |
| Registered Name |
Former Mount Torrens Cyanide Works |
| Significance |
Built privately between 1889 and 1892, leased and later acquired by the state from 1894 and rebuilt in 1935?1936, the Former Mount Torrens Cyanide Works demonstrates the active role taken by the South Australian government to spur gold mining and prospecting during periods of economic depression. From the mid-1890s onwards, the government provided access to crushing, amalgamation, cyanidation and other facilities which individuals and small mining syndicates could not afford to establish themselves. The crushing and amalgamation facilities are intact and two cyanidation plants, while ruinous, demonstrate a comparatively high integrity.
BHI Summary of State Heritage Place APPROVED DATE: 18-JUN-2026 |
| Subject Index |
Mining and mineral processing - Battery and Cyanide Plant |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
20-NOV-1986 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Adelaide Hills |
| State Heritage ID |
13288 |
| Heritage Number |
15266 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 5812/283 F155441 A26,CT 5963/86 F155437 A22 |