Tom Price Mining

Today we headed back to Tom Price for a tour of the mine. On the way both our vehicles encountered water in the fuel warnings. So we both fronted up to the local mechanic who said this was a very common occurance in the area.

The tour of the Tom Price provided an impressive view of this large undertaking. There appears to be an entire mountain missing and a large hole underneath where it should have been. One observation of note – the focus on safety in the mine is unrelenting and all encompassing. See below……

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When the driver needs a staircase the truck is big.
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There used to be a mountain here.
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well maintained mine roads are like freeways.
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One of the original digging machines now retired.
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This is a site being prepared with explosives for blasting – you can just make out the lines of drill holes holding the explosive
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The dark area is an enormous hole in high grade ore.
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The processing plant – this ultimately loads the trains each weighing in at 30000 tons

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