Disappointed that I couldn't fly over the Super Pit in Kalgoorlie, my son and I traveled to Coolgardie to visit an abandoned open-cut gold mine called Lindsay’s Pit, to the North of the town.
After flying over the pit, I flew the drone over a large area North of town that used to be a suburb, but now all that is left is the impression of where the streets had been.

The mine was named after G.S.Lindsay, brother-in-law of explorer David Lindsay. During the gold rush in the 1890s, Lindsay and three Afghan cameleers drove 50 camels from South Australia to Coolgardie, selling them for a considerable profit. He then turned to prospecting, with the aid of a prospector called Joe Tregear and an Aboriginal youth they named "Palmer" and discovered gold at the site of what is now Lindsay’s Pit. It was actually Palmer who discovered the gold. However, soon after, Lindsay contracted typhoid, and sold the lease.

During the life of the mine, until April 1991, it yielded 1,234 kg of gold

Were you tempted to look for some gold in case they missed a bit?

DAFlys Posted at 11-20 01:16
Were you tempted to look for some gold in case they missed a bit?

Yes, i did kick up te sand a bit

Awesome footage of the Pit.    It appears that site was well worked over and deep also.  I bet there are still some gold to be found in that area.  

Amazing video. What was causing the disturbance of the water surface, I wonder?  Was it particularly windy? Great shots of the pit too.

I love the history you add to your posts.

Macked Posted at 11-20 13:22
I love the history you add to your posts.

Thank you. nice of you to say so

Blériot53 Posted at 11-20 08:32
Amazing video. What was causing the disturbance of the water surface, I wonder?  Was it particularly windy? Great shots of the pit too.

Thank you. Don't know about the water, it wasn't particularly windy that day. Maybe it was my propellers

The previous two days had wild winds, but - despite receiving warnings on screen that I should land immediately and automatic RTH was unavailable - it flew perfectly and landed automatically every time, even in the dark

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-20 06:07
Awesome footage of the Pit.    It appears that site was well worked over and deep also.  I bet there are still some gold to be found in that area.

Thank you, it was fun flying it while I was sitting comfortably on a wooden bench a long way off in town
I'm sure there would still be gold, but it tends to be traces embedded in rock, rather than nuggets, so they used to have a row of steam-powered crushers on site

ReproRetro Posted at 11-20 19:47
Thank you. Don't know about the water, it wasn't particularly windy that day. Maybe it was my propellers  

The previous two days had wild winds, but - despite receiving warnings on screen that I should land immediately and automatic RTH was unavailable - it flew perfectly and landed automatically every time, even in the dark

Prop-wash. I hadn't considered that
But maybe that's what you do to clean the dead bugs off.
Great performance from the drone. You can't ask for better than that.

Very nice work!

ReproRetro Posted at 11-20 19:50
Thank you, it was fun flying it while I was sitting comfortably on a wooden bench a long way off in town
I'm sure there would still be gold, but it tends to be traces embedded in rock, rather than nuggets, so they used to have a row of steam-powered crushers on site

You're very welcome.    Interesting to hear about the steam crushers.  

Blériot53 Posted at 11-20 23:34
Prop-wash. I hadn't considered that
But maybe that's what you do to clean the dead bugs off.
Great performance from the drone. You can't ask for better than that.

Yes, very happy with the drone

Montfrooij Posted at 11-21 00:44
Very nice work!

Thank you again

ReproRetro Posted at 11-21 05:51
Thank you again

No problem at all!

ReproRetro Posted at 11-21 05:49
Yes, very happy with the drone

I've never owned any of the Air series, but I'm equally happy with my current Mini3Pro - the latest of several DJI drones that I have owned.

Blériot53 Posted at 11-21 06:53
I've never owned any of the Air series, but I'm equally happy with my current Mini3Pro - the latest of several DJI drones that I have owned.

The Air 2S's are the only ones I've owned so far

Blériot53 Posted at 11-20 23:34
Prop-wash. I hadn't considered that
But maybe that's what you do to clean the dead bugs off.
Great performance from the drone. You can't ask for better than that.

Prop-wash. I hadn't considered that
Why would you, the pit is almost 100 metres deep?
Or was that what you consider humour?

The disturbance of the water's surface at 37 sec is very obviously caused by wind.

DowntownRDB Posted at 11-20 06:07
Awesome footage of the Pit.    It appears that site was well worked over and deep also.  I bet there are still some gold to be found in that area.

I bet there are still some gold to be found in that area.  
There's still another 430000 ounces of gold that could be extracted from the pit and immediate surrounding area.
All that's required is separating it from 9 million tons of rock.
https://www.nufortune.group/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/NuFortune-Lindsays-Gold-Mine-%E2%80%94-Information-Update_MAY-2021.pdf

ReproRetro Posted at 11-21 16:10
The Air 2S's are the only ones I've owned so far

Labroides Posted at 11-21 19:22
Prop-wash. I hadn't considered that
Why would you, the pit is almost 100 metres deep?
Or was that what you consider humour?

Are you for real


By the way,  I never read your responses.
I know you'll want the last word - be my guest

Labroides Posted at 11-21 19:28
I bet there are still some gold to be found in that area.  
There's still another 430000 ounces of gold that could be extracted from the pit and immediate surrounding area.
All that's required is separating it from 9 million tons of rock.

Thanks for the link Labroides.  Quite an interesting read.  

Labroides Posted at 11-21 19:22
Prop-wash. I hadn't considered that
Why would you, the pit is almost 100 metres deep?
Or was that what you consider humour?

Of course it was humour

ReproRetro Posted at 11-22 06:40
Of course it was humour

It's impossible to tell with that idiot

Labroides Posted at 11-22 13:09
It's impossible to tell with that idiot

Happy trolling