For example, 2 long tons (2.0 t) of ore from the Joseph Morris field returned 48.23 ounces (1,367 g) after rich specimens had been removed.

The remaining workings consist of a timbered shaft, open to the water level of about 30 metres (98 ft) and situated in the middle of a line of collapsed stopes.

The boiler is a wet bottom type constructed with early conical pointed rivets and possibly manufactured in the United States.

South of the machinery area is a rock scatter associated with a stone and mud mortar flue and chimney base, which may have also been foundations for a second Cornish boiler.

An extensive area on the opposite bank of the creek extending west to the main road has been subjected to recent tree clearance and surface bulldozing.

[1] Surviving plants include:[1] Joseph Morris Mine was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 April 2004 having satisfied the following criteria.

The Joseph Morris mine is significant for demonstrating a range of gold yields in quartz ore from barren to exceedingly rich.

The place contains a range of plant and structural features that were once representative of the second period of early mining on the remote Gilberton field.