[Outbackmanyep]

Originally Posted by Bobj

Very interesting, mate. My third main hobby is minerals.
When I lived in Glen Innes, I had many close locations to fossick, but never managed a trip to Hillgrove....

Thanks for the comments guys! It really is fascinating when you see almost perfectly formed crystals like this, when you get larger forms in specimens they become very rare and more expensive, this way it keeps the costs low!

Bobj , unfortunately Straits have taken over Hillgrove and is not open to fossickers anymore, i had a trip out there to fix a crane last month and the processing plant was almost ready to go, then we were told when gold reaches $850 US an ounce they'll put in a much bigger plant!
At the moment they will be processing the old tailings dumps and the dam walls, i was told they assayed it @ 29g/ton!! They found new rich deposits of gold and quartz not more than a foot away when they enlarged the old tunnels......Hillgrove is alive once again!!
They still have the museum there and well worth a look!
The gorge is awesome from Bakers Ck falls lookout!

Very nice specimens of Stibnite come out of this mine!!

Cheers!