Warrego Fossicking Area: Fossicking in Northern Territory
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Warrego Fossicking Area is a mapped fossicking spot in Northern Territory, Australia. Reported finds include gold, quartz. Below: coordinates, licence notes, and nearby spots.
About Warrego Fossicking Area
The Warrego fossicking area lies on Phillip Creek pastoral lease north-west of Tennant Creek, reached by 45.5 km of sealed road then 13.8 km of formed dirt track to an old mine at the centre of the area. The Warrego copper-bismuth-gold mine operated here from the late 1950s until late 1989, producing about 4.94 million tonnes of ore and treating ore trucked in from the White Devil, Gecko, Eldorado and Orlando mines. Gold occurs in the surface soil and can be found by dry panning, and metal detectors have been used successfully. As a declared fossicking area it is open to fossickers, and bush camping is allowed, though the old bores no longer supply water.
Plan your visit
Generally open to casual fossicking
- State / territory
- Northern Territory
- Postcode
- 0852
- Coordinates
- -19.32910, 133.86483
Coordinates are approximate. Confirm the exact ground and access before you head out.
Land & fossicking status
Generally open to casual fossicking
Public-tagged Australian spots are usually designated fossicking areas, permitted Crown land, or managed sites where casual fossicking is allowed under state or territory rules. Check licence requirements and local conditions before you dig.
Check land access before travelling, give notice or get consent where the land status requires it, and follow hand-tool and quantity limits.
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