Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP160100799

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP160100799

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Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Rivers of Gold: The Legacy of Historical Gold Mining for Victoria's Rivers. By considering rivers as cultural artefacts, this project aims to evaluate how historical gold mining has shaped river systems in Victoria. Victoria’s historic mining industry led to extensive and long-lasting change to waterways across the state. The project plans to integrate approaches from landscape archaeology, physical geography, geomorphology and environmental chemistry to identify and map the extent of changes, including increased sedimentation, erosion, and chemical contamination. The project plans to demonstrate how historical mining continues to influence chemical and physical processes in Victorian streams and to develop understanding of the landscapes experienced by Victorians at the height of the mining boom. Project outcomes may provide improved context for catchment and reservoir management and counter prevailing impressions about causes of observed damage to rivers.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 30-09-2016

End Date: 29-09-2023

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $650,187.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Archaeology | Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology) | Geomorphology and Regolith and Landscape Evolution | Environmental Management

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments | Understanding Australia's Past | Mining Land and Water Management |

Other Keywords

Archaeology | Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Environments | Environmental Management | Geomorphology and Regolith and Landscape Evolution | Historical Archaeology (incl. Industrial Archaeology) | Mining Land and Water Management | Understanding Australia's Past

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