Back in Tennant Creek for a mine tour
posted by Mike and Carol at
8:29 AM
Monday, August 21, 2006
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We thought you may like to share our experiences as we wind our way around Australia. CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO SEE IT FULL SIZE.
About Me
- Name: Mike and Carol
- Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Carol and I are retired. We travel around Australia for about 5 months of the year. We love the bush, we love the red dust of the outback, and we love learning about our fantastic country
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- This is Battery Hill - Tennant Creek Gold Mine
- Ray our guide shows us a magnetite gold bearing r...
- at the entrance to the mine
- Magnetite infused with fine gold particles - 37 o...
- This one magnetite rock weighs over 7 tonne
- Inside Entrance to Gold Mine
- Ray explains how early mines had physical models ...
- Tools that old prospectors used to mine for gold
- Model of "Crazy Mick" prospecting for gold in the...
- Today they drill with hammers like this
