Telfer mine road

Submitted: Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 22:15
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G'day all, just wondering if anyone knows if permission is required to traverse the Telfer Mine road, reading the Hema map & after we do the Gary Junction road we plan on leaving via the Telfer road & it states you need to call & get the OK from Newcrest.
Has anyone called for permission before, or should we just head out & play dumb if we get stopped.
Any information would be helpful.

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Reply By: Member - Dunworkin (WA) - Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 22:45

Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 22:45
In 2005 when we did the CSR, we had cause to go to Telfer (now there's another story) and the only permission we required was to get onto site, the road from the Kunawarritji Community to Marble Bar which passes Punmu appeared to us to be a public road, ( which is extremely slippery when wet) The Telfer mine road runs off of it. ( I think)

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Follow Up By: Member - Rod M (NSW) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:38

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:38
Thanks D
we don't plan on heading into the mine itself & hope it has not & will not be raining when we get there.
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Reply By: Snowy 3.0iTD - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 02:29

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 02:29
Most of mines don't mind you using access roads, and will even help you out if you get in to serious trouble. But don't expect to be able to arrive at the site and buy diesel and supplies out of the camp shop. Tourists are generally tolerated rather than welcomed.

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Snowy
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Follow Up By: Member - Rod M (NSW) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:42

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:42
Thanks Snowy,
we won't need to call in for supplies as we can carry sufficent fuel & grub for the trip, just hope there is no rain in the area when we get there.
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Reply By: Richard Kovac - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 02:43

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 02:43
Rod

No the road is open, the only road to Puna and Kunawarritji Community
travelled it from Kunawarritji Community to Marble bar in 2005 No problems

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Richard
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Follow Up By: Member - Rod M (NSW) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:45

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:45
Thanks Richard,
BTW what can you tell me about Marble Bar, what should we expect when we get there?
Is it a reasonable sized place?
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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 09:57

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 09:57
Richard.....Punmu. How you can spell Kmart right and Punmu wrong gets me...LOL

Rod,

Marble Bar is Australias hottest town although the night we were there it went down to minus 1. Marble Bar is a small hamlet kept alive by tourists and gold seekers. There are two fuel outlets, one with a restaurant and one with a shop. A nice Caravan Park with new owners(2006). A bush pub with character and some houses. Marble Bar Gorge is worth the visit to see the wonderful river rocks striated with Jasper. The Comet Mine is also worth a look and there are little side tracks to explore as well.

On your way there be sure to turn off and camp at Carawine Gorge. It used to be a very nice gorge(and still is) but some years ago a flood altered the scenery a bit. Still, there is good camping on the river. Collect your own firewood before going in.

Cheers
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 13:52

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 13:52
I copied and pasted it LOL,, so someone else got it right... ;-)

Rod

I conldn't put it any better

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Follow Up By: Member - Rod M (NSW) - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 14:53

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 14:53
Thanks gents, will spend a rest day in town so it will give us a chance to have a sticky.
Hard to imagine a flood running through a remote gorge like that.
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Reply By: Member - Willie , Epping .Syd. - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 11:44

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 11:44
Rod M ,

I have been past Telfer twice and each time we were stopped at the boom gate by what looked like a US marine sargeant . Both times we had permission to use the road which had been gained by the Tagalong operator .

I had heard that anyone heading north was allowed to go through , but people going south towards Rudall were some times stopped if they looked like they were poorly equipped for the trip ahead of them .

I am going through there in July and emailed Newcrest in Perth for permission . I got an email back saying that if you were a well equipped vehicle you would not be stopped , "but just in case , keep this email in your glove box" !

However , I believe from memory , if you are travelling to Punmu , you turn off to the north well before you get to the boom gate anyway.

Cheers ,

Willie .

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Follow Up By: Willem - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 17:13

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 17:13
Willie

I think where the confusion comes in is that the Hema map(old copy) shows the whole road to Punmu as being the Telfer Road. Where you turn off the bitumen to Punmu is actually the Punmu/Kunawarritji Road which in turn joins up with the Wapet Rd/Kidson Track. The Telfer Road runs off the Rippon Hills Road(bitumen) to Woodie Woodie a short distance before the turnoff to Carawine Gorge. Some of that Telfer Road was bitumenised(2006) and I think that they will eventually bituminise all of it

I too have heard that they will stop you if you look ill prepared on the run down to Rudall.

Jeddah said something unprintable about your new rig pic....LOL
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Reply By: Stu050 - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 18:41

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 18:41


Sign on the Marble Bar-Telfer road

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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 18:44

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 18:44
Try again
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Follow Up By: Stu050 - Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 18:47

Saturday, Apr 28, 2007 at 18:47
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/stu050/DSCI0002.jpg

And again
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