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Mount Cootha Abandoned Gold Mines

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Post  gcause Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:41 am

Hi All,

Went for a visit to the old abandoned Ghost Hole Gold Mine up on Mount Cootha on the weekend and took some happy snaps for you. Very Happy

Its in a State Forest and has been made into a tourist walk although the path isnt very well maintained so watch your step if you go there.

There are some signs along the walk explaining the layout of the mine, etc, so I took some snaps of those.

It has a creek running through it and there are the remnants of the dam the miners built and the small rail line they built which crosses the creek and goes up-hill to their battery.

The mine itself is just a small cave now. I believe there is a shaft going straight down in there but it is all fenced off so that tourists don't hurt themselves.

There is actually another old abandoned gold mine up on Mount Cootha which is further in from this one but they havent provided a track to it.

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Regards,

Grant
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Post  madmaverick Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:52 pm

hey Grant,, awesome pics m8 well done and ty,, sounds liks a very low yeild mine for the effort, thanks again

happy hunting
Steve and Lea
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