Penguin Silver Mine parking
Nearest Road: | Main Rd |
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Nearest Town: | Penguin |
Locality: | NW Coast |
Latitude: | S 41° 6′ 58″ |
Longitude: | E 146° 5′ 7″ |
Elevation: | 5 m |
Fee: | No charge |
Management: | Local council |
Road Surface: | Sealed |
Car Park: | Good unsealed |
Water: | Dry |
Toilets: | None |
Toilet Accessibility: | No toilet |
Shelter: | None |
Picnic Table: | No table |
Comment: | Small parking area on north side of Main Rd, 350m east of Seaside Crescent. There is a large information board and a big sign marking the spot. A walking track leads across railway line. |
1 walk from Penguin Silver Mine parking
Caution
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Penguin Silver Mine walk
Goal: | Old Silver Mine |
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Grade: | Fairly flat |
Type: | Retrace route |
One-way distance: | 75 m |
Return distance: | 150 m |
Comment: | Cross railway line (with care) and then follow foot pad. If tide is out, it is a good spot for fossicking for minerals and rocks. |
References
Peter S. Manchester, Created From Chaos - a geological trail of 100 sites in Tasmania, 1 ed., Peter S. Manchester, Page 207, … Penguin Silver Mine
“… to the trained eye the shoreline is an exciting display of a 500Ma 'regurgitation' of sediments…â€
Jesse Aherne, Rotary Club of Devonport South East - pamphlet, Rotary Club of Devonport South East, Number 6, Penguin Silver Mine
“… a mineral and rock collector's paradise.â€
mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Menerology, Penguin Silver Mine, Penguin, Tasmania, Australia
“Small Silver-Lead-copper mine on the foreshore.â€