VPRS 16164 Index to Historic Mine Plans in Alphabetical Order by Name of Mine, Company and Area

This series comprises an index to the Historic Mine and Infrastructure Plans (VPRS 16163) of the Geological Survey of Victoria (VA 4118), enabling them to be located by name of mine, company and area. The plans are evidence of activities or evidence acquired from external workers in the geological, minerals, extractive, petroleum and other associated sectors. Basic information gathered from the plans including plan content, author, scale and year of production were recorded in a card index system, in this case arranged alphabetically by mine name, mining company and/or area. The date range of the index appears to be approximately 1912 to 1980 and was likely superseded by digital record-keeping systems. An internal reference database was introduced to Geological Survey Victoria in the mid-1980s, known as the GEDIS Reference Database, as part of a digitisation program for physical assets, and some of the maps and plans were registered in this system with a catalogue number as well as a plan identification number.