Selfie

The ubiquitous selfie in front of the open cut pit at Mary Kathleen. I'm the weird looking one on the left.

Uranium Pit

Another visit to the good old former Uranium pit at Mary Kathleen mine between Cloncurry and Mount Isa.

Close Up

The water at the bottom of the Uranium mine in close-up.

Waterlogged

Waterlogged trees in the old Mary Kathleen Uranium Mine.

Uranium Pit

The Mary Kathleen open cut where uranium yellow cake was once mined and processed.

Twinkling Balls Of Fusion

Some stars undergoing nuclear fusion above the abandoned uranium mine of Mary Kathleen.

Mary K Open Cut

The Mary K open cut mine in its full widescreen beauty.

Inviting

Anyone for a dip in the azure waters of an old uranium mine?

Warning

Just in case you thought swimming in an old uranium mine would be a good idea, there is a sign to tell you it's not.

Mary Kathleen Open Cut

This is the old open cut pit at Mary Kathleen where Uranium was the ore of choice. Now it is a photogenic waterhole in the middle of no where.

Uranium Oxides

On one of the benches around the Mary K open cut you will find this yellow and black crystalline substance leaching and forming on the rock with the seeping water. This may well be a form of yellow cake, containing uranium oxide among other things. Maybe you could collect some for use in a pottery glaze. Although this may not be a safe practise.

Mary Kathleen

Mary Kathleen open cut has changed colour with the recent rains and filled significantly. It used to be a bright deep blue. Check out a previous post here. If you look closely you will see some people swimming in the water. This activity is not recommended.

Reflections

A quiet reflection with background radiation.

Mary Kathleen

This is the open cut at Mary Kathleen on sunset. It's an old disused uranium mine halfway to Cloncurry.

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