What this report is for

Bendigo, Ballarat and the quartz reefs that made 1850s Victoria. This page begins with what is actually present in the published register, then points back to the authorities behind those records.

At review date the group comprises 39 current work authority, 2 operating, 1 care & maintenance. A status is the latest value ingested from the cited release; it should be rechecked with the issuer before operational, commercial or travel decisions.

The most frequently recorded commodities in this reading set are Sand & gravel (20), Hard rock & aggregate (17), Basalt (7), Sedimentary stone (6), Gold (3), Dimension stone (3). A count is a count of records, not tonnes, output or economic importance.

Boundary note: The map uses a deliberately conservative internal orientation box, not a statutory regional boundary.

How to continue the district search

Victorian goldfields is associated in this editorial taxonomy with Gold. Treat that list as a subject guide, not a resource estimate or site assignment.

Open the Geological Survey of Victoria, search the district name and then switch on the current mines, deposits, geology and open-file report layers relevant to the question. Record the dataset title and retrieval date before citing a result.

Register map

The map makes distribution legible without implying a tenure boundary. Hover a point to identify the record; use the working list for the full source page.

Victorian goldfields: mining and quarrying field guide42 plotted records
Axedale Sand and GravelBendigo - Kangaroo FlatCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA1302Central Goldfields extractive authority WA1303Central Goldfields extractive authority WA1560Central Goldfields extractive authority WA306Central Goldfields extractive authority WA435Central Goldfields extractive authority WA485Central Goldfields extractive authority WA529Central Goldfields extractive authority WA543Central Goldfields extractive authority WA807Central Goldfields extractive authority WA808FostervilleFosterville ProjectGreater Bendigo extractive authority WA1118Greater Bendigo extractive authority WA1275Greater Bendigo extractive authority WA16Greater Bendigo extractive authority WA500Greater Bendigo extractive authority WA851Hepburn extractive authority WA154Loddon extractive authority WA1007Loddon extractive authority WA1219Loddon extractive authority WA122Loddon extractive authority WA1524Logan Gravel PitMacedon Ranges extractive authority WA1188Mount Alexander extractive authority WA1225Mount Alexander extractive authority WA1248Mount Alexander extractive authority WA1432Mount Alexander extractive authority WA286Mount Alexander extractive authority WA314Mount Alexander extractive authority WA326Mount Alexander extractive authority WA413Mount Alexander extractive authority WA503Mount Alexander extractive authority WA620Mount Alexander extractive authority WA730O¿Connell QuarryTarilta Gravel ReserveWA 558 Barfold Quarry;Barfold QuarryWaterfall Quarries - AxedaleWehla Gravel PitWillow Sand & Stone
Orientation only. Points are source coordinates for published records; they are not tenure, access or regional boundaries.

Working list

42 records
Axedale Sand and GravelQuarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelBendigo - Kangaroo FlatMine · VIC · Care & maintenanceGoldCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA1302Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityConstruction clay & clay shale, Sand & gravelCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA1303Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySedimentary stone, Hard rock & aggregateCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA1560Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA306Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityBasalt, Hard rock & aggregate, Sedimentary stoneCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA435Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA485Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityBasalt, Hard rock & aggregateCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA529Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityDiatomite, Sand & gravelCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA543Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityConstruction clay & clay shaleCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA807Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelCentral Goldfields extractive authority WA808Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelFostervilleMine · VIC · OperatingGoldFosterville ProjectMine · VIC · OperatingGoldGreater Bendigo extractive authority WA1118Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelGreater Bendigo extractive authority WA1275Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelGreater Bendigo extractive authority WA16Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelGreater Bendigo extractive authority WA500Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelGreater Bendigo extractive authority WA851Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityDimension stoneHepburn extractive authority WA154Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityScoria & volcanic tuff, Hard rock & aggregateLoddon extractive authority WA1007Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityBasalt, Hard rock & aggregateLoddon extractive authority WA1219Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityBasalt, Hard rock & aggregateLoddon extractive authority WA122Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySedimentary stone, Hard rock & aggregateLoddon extractive authority WA1524Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelLogan Gravel PitQuarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelMacedon Ranges extractive authority WA1188Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelMount Alexander extractive authority WA1225Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySand & gravelMount Alexander extractive authority WA1248Quarry · VIC · Current work authoritySedimentary stone, Hard rock & aggregateMount Alexander extractive authority WA1432Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityBasalt, Hard rock & aggregateMount Alexander extractive authority WA286Quarry · VIC · Current work authorityGranite & granodiorite, Hard rock & aggregate

This reading list shows the first 30 alphabetically; the linked commodity or state index carries the remainder.

Sources and continuation points

  1. Victorian Government — Current Extractive Industry TenementsCC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-08-24
  2. Geoscience Australia — OZMIN (EarthResourceML-Lite WFS)CC BY 3.0 AU · retrieved 2026-08-24
  3. Geological Survey of VictoriaLinked authority reference; no additional data ingested · retrieved 2026-08-24

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