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Kalgoorlie's Super Pit
With a reputation for producing a decent slice of Australia's gold bullion, the Super Pit forms part of the 'Golden Mile', reputed to be the richest square mile of gold bearing earth in the world.
With such quality and quantity of gold bearing earth comes a lot of digging. It's not surprising then that the Kalgoorlie Super Pit in centre of Western Australia is home to one of the biggest open cut mines in the world.
Getting up close to the Super Pit, is a dwarfing experience. At 320 metres deep, about 3km long and 1.4km wide this massive man made hole in the ground makes an awesome sight.
While it's not possible to enter the pit, which operates 24 hours a day, you can still get a feel for it's enormity from the nearby lookout platform which you'll find just off the Goldfields Highway.
The view is amazing - giant mining trucks with tyres taller than the average person look more like tonka toys as they make their way to the deep base of the mine.
The Super Pit Lookout is open every day from 8am until 9.30pm. Night time viewing is just as spectacular thanks to the massive lighting infrastructure.
Don't forget to visit to some of the historic buildings and streets of Kalgoorlie.
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Kalgoorlie - Boulder
- Irish prospector Paddy Hannan's lucky strike in 1893 started the last great goldrush in Australia's history, leading to the establishment of the twin towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder, 597km east of Perth. Kalgoorlie-Boulder's Golden Mile, believed to be the world's richest square mile of gold-bearing ore, still yields gold.
