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Posted: 13 Feb 2015

Taken: 13 Feb 2015

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Lat, Lng:  -35.593676, 149.440681
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Address:  Old Mines Road, Captains Flat, New South Wales, 2623

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The old mine

The old mine
The "Lake George Mine" in Captain's Flat closed in 1962. Mining for gold and copper had begun there almost a century earlier. In later years, large quantities of silver lead and zinc also were extracted. This was just across the range from our property. HFF!

Gudrun, Gillian Everett, , and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 beverley
beverley
HFF George .... and its so red and sandy in colour ... and perhaps near a Lake ...
I wonder if it got flooded sometimes ... and yet it looks so dry .. I like the old sign, o0o
10 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to beverley
It's actually on top of a small hill, though not far from a creek, Bev. Strangely, flooding was one of the reasons for its closure - the pumps had trouble keeping up with the underground water from the rocks. The area is not dry by any means, but the sulphur fumes from the mine workings killed all the nearby vegetation, then the topsoil went and....
10 years ago. Edited 10 years ago.
GrahamH club has replied to tiabunna club
Underground water, and the unusual comings and goings of Lake George. There must be some interesting geology in this region.
10 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
ADMIRED in 4U
10 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
GRUMPY OLD MENS CLUB

reckon I'd have felt grumpy having worked down there all day ;-)
10 years ago. Edited 10 years ago.
tiabunna club has replied to beverley
Not a great place to be working, some big strikes and also some collapses.
10 years ago.
beverley has replied to tiabunna club
I can imagine ... and thanks for the kind comments
on mine George ... its a place thats so lovely to visit
but its the late afternoon early evening that I love
to slowly walk through the grounds ... soon it will
stay open later as the dark nights pull out ... spring
and then all will seem to change ... (I like that too)
10 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
Excellent capture!!

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10 years ago.
 Roger Bennion
Roger Bennion club
Love the colours here and superb detail.

HFF, George :-)
10 years ago.
 Polyrus
Polyrus
You kept it quiet about you being named after a lake, George ;-)
I agree with Maria: you chose a perfect sky to show off the earthy ground and tree silhouettes.

Wishing you all the best for the weekend.
10 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Its so good to see it properly sealed too. Unlike so many here that are deathtraps.
10 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Beautifully captured.
10 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
They closed the entrance very thoroughly! I like the rich colour of the rocks.
10 years ago.

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