First up was a visit to the White Swan Quartz Crystal Mine, this mine had two periods of operation, the first being in the 1920s, the quartz was then used on graves. The second period in the 40s the mine was made an "open cut", the crystal was at that time extracted for AWA to use in radios for the war effort. I then scrub bashed to the summit of Mt Koorooya. On the northern side of the mount is a huge granite rock face. This rock face is at least higher then one hundred metres. After the summit I followed the ridge west, eventually dropping to flat lightly wooded land and making my way back to the car the long way, this involved some "off piste", bush bashing. It was a nostalgic run back, passing the spring/soak where two mates and I camped around sixty years ago. In 1954 a small uneconomic deposit of Torbernite, an ore of uranium was found in the park. Next time I am here I'll have a look for it.
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The White Swan Crystal Mine
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Mt Kooyoora from the Crystal Mine
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The ridge west from the summit
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Swamp Wallaby
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The Rock Face, the picture doesn't convey the height
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The soak, where three lads camped
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I would like to know how old it is.
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distance: 16.1Km
moving time: 2hr, 35min
elevation: 350metre
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