Trompf's Battery Site is located within the beautiful Paddys Ranges State Park and consists of a stone-retained loading ramp, reef workings, shallow open cut mining, large dry dam and tailings pond.
The stone-retained ramp is approximately 20 metres long and once allowed the loading of a stamp battery which stood at its base.
Access to Trompf's Battery Site is off Paddys Ranges Track, 450 metres north of
Karri Dam, where you'll have to head into the bush a short way to the east of the track.
The battery site is surrounded by uneven ground and
mine shafts, so take care while walking around the area.
Gold prospecting around Trompf's Battery Site
More to explore nearby
Paddys Ranges State Park is a beautiful area to explore, filled with mining and eucalyptus distillation history and decorated with wildflowers during spring. There is a fantastic free
campground on Karri Track and a
picnic area on Settling Pond Track.
Be sure to head over and check out the remains of the
Trompf's Amalgamated mine while you're there, which is just a short way further along Paddys Ranges Track.
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