Carrick Range Antimony
Location #498 - Coal Mine (Original Excelsior)
Group Number 4

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3558 1882 Mine purchased by the Carrick Range Antimony Company.

The newly formed Carrick range Antimony Company purchased the Excelsior mine with the assistance of John Pryde. They built their antimony smelter (location #352) on the northern slope of Slaughteryard Hill, close to but west of the Excelsior. Twenty tons of coal per week was required to run the companies smelter furnace.

3559 1883 The antimony company is wound up.

Unfortunately the antimony company was not a success and in March the smelter and mine were taken into execution by the bailiff at the suit of William Sutherland. The company went into voluntary liquidation at this time.


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