Sunday, May 3, 2009

The Goldfields

Sunrise seen from the top of Kokerbin Rock

Kokerbin Rock


Lake Lefroy - a 560 sq km big salt lake

Sunset at Lake Ballard

'Inside Australia' - 51 statues spread out over Lake Ballard






Gwalia - old mining town, abandoned in 1963

KCGM Superpit - 3.5 km long, 1.5 km wide and 360 m deep - produces 28 tonnes of gold per year

Carrying 225 tonnes of material, only one in every 6 trucks carries gold. This gold, once processed, is the size of a golf ball, which is about 16 ounces.



70 ton shovel with Kalgoorlie in the background

underground mining

Leonora - the terraces


Cave Hill nature reserve

moon over Lake Johnston

the breakaways

rock dragon

Hyden - wave rock

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