Traveling Tasmania, North West Coast, Tarkine, 4WDing, Fishing, Diving, Tasmanian History, Sight seeing
It is hard to believe but Lord Brassey Mine is a world-famous mineral locality. This former nickel mine is the type locality for heazlewoodite and hellyerite, and the source of many rare minerals, including awaruite, dypingite, retgersite, reevesite, theophrastite and several new, unnamed minerals. I have absolutely no idea what any of that is but... Continue Reading →
What was meant to be a 4WD trip around Waratah area turned into more a History sight-seeing adventure but It was just as good and incredibly interesting. So after meeting up at Waratah on a beautiful sunny winters morning we where off and heading south for our first stop to check out the Godkin mine. This walk starts at... Continue Reading →