Mary Kathleen Pit.....would you

[weeds]

Swim in it??

Was driving past with work and dropped in......it would fun jumping off the ledges.

[duggie]

You may glow for a while if you did go for a swim,    it was a uranium mine !!!!

[UIZ733]

Swim in it??

Was driving past with work and dropped in......it would fun jumping off the ledges.

I thought this was going to be naughty! 

[Steffo1]

The water is sooo clear & blue. Probably because nothing can survive in it. Maybe the three eyed fish from Springfield would
Steve

[BTMNDR]

No way, never, ever.  It is beautiful though.

[weeds]

So does the natural ore leach bad stuff

[Symon]

You may glow for a while if you did go for a swim,    it was a uranium mine !!!!

It would also be highly acidic.  The pH would be somewhere around 3.

[GeoffA]

It would also be highly acidic.  The pH would be somewhere around 3.

That'd get rid of a few barnacles....

[plusnq]

I wouldn't. But many have jumped into the nearby Poison waterhole. I see they are threatening to fine people who swim there now.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/10/28/3878212.htm

Cheers

Shane

[Steffo1]

Mount Frosty is the go if it's got water in it. I think Main Roads used it as a water supply when doing up the highway a few years ago & sorely depleted it.
Fountain Springs is another good swimming hole (with shade) albeit a bit further afield.
Steve

[jclures]

I wouldn't. But many have jumped into the nearby Poison waterhole. I see they are threatening to fine people who swim there now.

http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/10/28/3878212.htm

Cheers

Shane

For a mine site, it does not look to active to me from the photo.

[Rumpig]

For a mine site, it does not look to active to me from the photo.

they closed the place back in the early 80's i think it was, then sold off all the township that was located there in a big auction. You can visit the old township site as an overnight free camp, it's like a ghost town of sorts, but just roads and old house slabs etc.

[jclures]

Some one must have a active mining lease over the land and claiming an exemption over working it, to claim the mine is active, otherwise it is not active, is it.

[Rumpig]

Some one must have a active mining lease over the land and claiming an exemption over working it, to claim the mine is active, otherwise it is not active, is it.

i'd guess you are correct Re: someone having an active lease on the land, but there's nothing active about that particular area though. Who ever owns the land is responsible in a way for stopping people gaining access to the dam and getting injured there, hence the fence around it and talk of prosecutions for trespassing etc.

[plusnq]

I guess it must be an active lease although I didn't see any activity there from 1989 to 2003 when I lived and worked in the region. There are some nice water holes in the area. Here is a link with some directions for anyone who is interested.

http://www.northweststar.com.au/story/1227734/top-spots-to-beat-the-heat/

Cheers

Shane

[fuji]

Staying at Mary Kathleen as I type. Don't know where the waterhole is though

[weeds]

Staying at Mary Kathleen as I type. Don't know where the waterhole is though

Easy to find......follow the dirty road and you will see two small signs fixed to trees, hang a right and follow you nose.

We just had a look from the top.......I don't think we were nuked

[Rumpig]

Staying at Mary Kathleen as I type. Don't know where the waterhole is though

Have a read of this trip report mate, it'll likely help you locate some stuff about the area http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/176484-mary-kathleen.html

[fuji]

Thanks Rumpig, great reading.