Tag: Bauxite Mining
CAPE YORK – DAY 9 – WEIPA Rest Day
We had a mine tour at 8.30. We went to the Andoon mine, we saw belly dumpers and tippers digging up the bauxite which is what they make aluminium out of, it looks like small red pebbles. We crossed the largest single lane bridge in the southern hemisphere to getRead More …
CAPE YORK – DAY 8 – WEIPA
We had cane toads at the tent.. We are still in Weipa, as It is a rest day so we didn’t get up too early. We had a look around town, it wasn’t very big. Went in the pool for another swim & had an ice cream We stopped andRead More …