Lead found by OT. Visited with OT, Turk and Snappel.
The adit is reached after a long 3k walk along a track. The scenery is breathtaking to say the least...
The mine seems to have been worked early last century, but then was worked on a modern scale in the 1980's. The adit has various short passages off, eventually leading to the 'face' at the end. Much remains in the mine including mine cars, ventilation plant, tools and other equipment.
According to the press, the mine closed as it was not ecnomicaly viable, but it may now re-open as the price of gold has risen. New surveyer marks were all over the stone in the adit, indicating a recent survey. The earlier level is reached by a rope which alows you to pull yourself up the 50/60 degree slope cut in the rock. The older adit is much smaller, with a narrower guage rail. This adit eventually leads to the back of a waterfall which was a nice suprise to find!
All in all a fantastic mine, one of the best I have seen...
The adit is reached after a long 3k walk along a track. The scenery is breathtaking to say the least...
The mine seems to have been worked early last century, but then was worked on a modern scale in the 1980's. The adit has various short passages off, eventually leading to the 'face' at the end. Much remains in the mine including mine cars, ventilation plant, tools and other equipment.
According to the press, the mine closed as it was not ecnomicaly viable, but it may now re-open as the price of gold has risen. New surveyer marks were all over the stone in the adit, indicating a recent survey. The earlier level is reached by a rope which alows you to pull yourself up the 50/60 degree slope cut in the rock. The older adit is much smaller, with a narrower guage rail. This adit eventually leads to the back of a waterfall which was a nice suprise to find!
All in all a fantastic mine, one of the best I have seen...
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