Follow a side track off the Queen Charlotte walking Track to explore the Antimony mining era.

Antimony is a lead-grey ore often found in quartz rock. It was used to make pewter, ammunition and print type, and is still used in lead-acid batteries and solder. 

Ore containing antimony was discovered in the area in 1873. Several companies attempted to mine the ore over the following 30 years, however mining ended in 1901. 50 men and some families lived at the mine settlement at Endeavour Inlet from 1885 until 1892, with enough children in the area to sustain a school until 1895.

The track gets steeper after the passing the antimony treatment site and a number of horizontal mine shafts, ending at the '‘Number One Cut’' on the saddle between Endeavour Inlet and Port Gore.

Caution: Please don't enter the mines. They are dangerous due to mud, poisonous gases and rockfall. Hidden mine shafts make the area around the 'Number One Cut' unsafe to explore.