2.Which stamper battery in the Waihi area had the most stamps?
VICTORIA BATTERY AT WAIKINO, 200 stamps

3. In what year did underground workings at the Martha Mine close down?
1952

4. Which mining company was in operation for the longest time in the Waihi area?
THE WAIHI GOLD MINING CO (later renamed THE MARTHA GOLD MINING CO.)

5. In what year was the Miners' Strike?
1912

6. After gold-bearing rock had gone through the jaw crusher what size was it?
ABOUT THE SIZE OF A CRICKET BALL

7. How deep was No. 5 shaft?
1309 FEET

8. Why was the stamper battery and treatment plant at No. 4 shaft abandoned?
IT WAS ABANDONED DUE TO A LOW HEAD OF WATER

9. In what year were the most men employed by the local gold mines?
1907 - 1500 MEN

10. What was used to crush gold-bearing rock in the tube mills before steel balls?
NORWEGIAN FLINT ROCK

11. About how many people attended the funeral of Frederick Evans?
ABOUT 3000

12. How long was slurry left in the leach tanks to dissolve the gold?
FIVE DAYS

13. How many claims were registered in 1880?
ELEVEN

14. What was the deepest level in the underground mines?
1910 FEET (600 METRES)

15. Look at the photograph of miners underground. What are they using for light?
CANDLES ON THE WALLS

16. Which mining company earned the most money during its life?
THE WAIHI GOLD MINING CO./MARTHA GOLD MINING CO.

17. What were zinc shavings used for?
TO PRECIPITATE (RECOVER) THE GOLD AND SILVER FROM THE CYANIDE SOLUTION

18. Why did some early miners cut off their thumbs?
TO GAIN COMPENSATION FOR INJURY

19. How many layers of glass are used in the model of the underground workings?
FOURTEEN

20. About how many visitors does the Museum have each year?
ABOUT 12000