Q-10 Cracow-Gympie Gold

 

Post Trip Saturday 11 August to Monday 13 August 2012 (3 days and 2 nights)
Start/Finish Starts in Brisbane - Finishes in Brisbane (Numbers limited to 40)
Cost Land:$1020 per person share twin/double Single Supplement:$125
Description The trip visits the historic gold mining town of Gympie. Discovered in 1867, Gympie is noted for its high grade collectors' quality nuggety gold in lateral quartz veins. Visit the historic mining areas of Kilkivan and the Esk Trough, a volcanic trough of Permian-Triassic age with examples of porphyry style copper-gold deposits at Booubyjan and Coalstoun. Visits include the Cracow epithermal gold mine of low sulphidation style and the Mt Rawdon gold deposit hosted by breccias and altered volcanics related to a dacite intrusive event of late Triassic age.
Highlights Cracow, Gympie, Mount Rawdon Mines, southeast Queensland scenery.
Leader Mr Doug Young, AIG Queensland and ActivEX Ltd, and Mr Mike Erceg, Newcrest Mining
 
Booking

This field trip does not include an option for the booking of an additional flight or does not involve air travel.
 
 

Itinerary
Day 1 Brisbane to Gayndah Saturday 11th August
  Depart Brisbane and travel by coach to Gympie to visit outcrops in the Gympie goldfield, followed by lunch at Kilkivan. After lunch continue on to view ophiolite sequences, gold in mesothermal vein systems and Booubyjan porphyry copper-gold. Arrive into Gayndah for dinner and overnight.
  Meals: B/L/D Overnight: Motel in Gayndah
 
Day 2 Gayndah Sunday 12th August
  After breakfast travel to Cracow, visiting magma mixing sites and fossil volcanic vents along the way. After lunch at Cracow view outcrops of vein systems, an open pit historic mine and drill core inspections, before returning to Gayndah for dinner and overnight.
  Meals: B /L/D Overnight: Motel in Gayndah
 
Day 3 Gayndah to Brisbane Monday 13th August
  After breakfast, depart Gayndah and travel to Mt Perry where you will view the sites of old Mt Perry goldfield and Mt Rawdon, with open pit and core inspections. Lunch will be at Mt Rawdon before returning to Brisbane via Woologa with visits to some other sites on the way. Tour ends.
Own accommodation and onward travel arrangements from Brisbane.
  Meals: B /L Overnight: Motel in Gayndah
 
Important Note:
  This field trip is not suitable for children.
Equipment Required:
  Participants should be prepared for cool weather. Sun hat, rain jacket and strong walking shoes are essential.
 
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