It produced 10,500 ounces (300,000 g) of gold at an average grade of 12.9 grams per tonne (0.46 oz/long ton) in the 1880s.

The mine closed when the inflow of water made it uneconomic to continue, and miners moved to Broken Hill where rich ore had been found.

[1] The mine was re-opened in 1934 with a Cornish pumping engine with a 4 feet (1.2 m) diameter cylinder and 6 feet (1.8 m) stroke able to pump 1,000,000 imperial gallons (4,500,000 L; 1,200,000 US gal) of water per day.

Terramin Australia Ltd bought the site in 2013 and proposes to reopen the mine.

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