Limestone Mine

This is the view from the Bungonia caves lookdown lookout in the Bungonia National Park - looking across the Bungonia Gorge to the Boral, Marulan South limestone mine & works. It was fascinating to watch the massive dump trucks hauling up & down the mine.

The mine has been operational since 1871 & around 3 million tonnes of limestone is extracted annually for use in cement making, steel production, agriculture & other uses.

More than half the raw materials for cement in NSW are sourced from this mine. The operations employ around 120 people & have long been an economic mainstay in the Marulan region.

[Susan Wakely]

Great colours as the light catches the limestone.

[Judith Johnson]

Fascinating story and such unusual colours for limestone!

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot and interesting information. We have limestone quarries all over the islands. Up to some years ago our houses were built of limestone bricks, nowadays, also because the quarries are producing less bricks, concrete bricks have taken over.

[Helge E. Storheim]

Sad to see such destruction of nature but at the same time it is a striking image and quite beautiful too.

[Kathy A]

Nice shot, wonderful colours

[Diana]

This sure is fascinating, great capture with lovely lines and patterns of colour .

[Neil]

Fantastic colour, you live in an interesting area of Australia

[Wylie]

I'd forgotten that bit. You must have had a big lens. Nice shot!

[Lee-Ann]

Interesting story...great shot.

[Peter Dulis]

beautiful rock

[Cathy]

Great light and textures in the stone. You have a lofty perspective looking across the mine.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot and very interesting.

[Fisher Family]

Wow, that is a very impressive hole! You have a great viewpoint showing lots of detail about how the quarry works.

Ian

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful shot

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Fantastic that you own such a big hole, well you did say mine, eg. yours. FAV. Did I say something naughty.

[carol white]

Great colours

[Margaret Brown]

Interesting capture, colours and info

[Pat Knowles]

Very impressive work space…all those roads in & different layers.

[Danette Thompson]

Interesting shot.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Suzanne]

Love the colours!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Interesting shot- something like that in this area would also have to replenish the landscape. Are they required to do that when they are done with a certain area? I love the color of the soil!

[Poppo Livy]

Very interesting information Leggzy and a nice shot. had to look it up to see where it was

[Ryan]

Open pit mines are so fascinating to look at, the colors are so beautiful. Just wish it was easier for nature to reclaim the area after the mine is done.