A tour of Cobar and Bogan River at Nyngan

The Cobar Caravan Park

The tour of Cobar and mining area was very comprehensive and took 3 1/2 hours.  We were taken around the town, up and down and north and south, from old buildings to more recent, and a look at the town from the old slag heap.

Wall of the Cobar Great Copper Mine marks the Eastern Entrance to the town

This part was probably a bit too long, then after a short break we went out to see the present day mining operations.  Copper and gold are the metals being found here.  No doubt this has brought life to the town in recent years.  Mining started here in the 1880's and has started and stopped several times since, depending on the world price of copper and gold. The drive around the mine site was interesting, and also a look into a big pit.  Another area was the tailings 'lake' which we drove right around.  The ore is processed at the mine into ingots of copper and gold, and then transported by rail to Newcastle.  However some gold also ends up at the Perth Mint.  There was so much information it was rather hard to take it in!

The Opencut Mine(gold and copper vertical seam visible) with the town adjacent

There was time for lunch, after we'd collected out car and van, at 'Twisted Sisters' Coffee shop in town and we then travelled east to Nyngan.  It was around 4 p.m., so time to stop here at a caravan park by the Bogan River.  A very pleasant park with plenty of space.  The river is running at more than full height, not far off getting onto the lower lawn area here.  As a treat we have taken a site with en suite facilities tonight.  After all we are nearly home.  We should arrive back in Sydney in a couple more days.  We hope to get to Cargo near Orange tomorrow.