Warrego Fossicking Area: Fossicking in Northern Territory
Warrego Fossicking Area is a mapped fossicking spot in Northern Territory, Australia. Reported finds include gold, quartz. Below: coordinates, licence notes, and nearby spots.
Map showing Warrego Fossicking Area in Northern Territory
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.
Quick details
- Access
- Public area
- State / territory
- Northern Territory
- Postcode
- 0852
- Coordinates
- -19.32910, 133.86483
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.
Apply for a fossicking permit, check land access before travelling, follow hand-tool and quantity limits, and get consent where the land status requires it.
Found at Warrego Fossicking Area
Nearby fossicking spots
Other fossicking spots in Northern Territory within driving distance of Warrego Fossicking Area.
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