Is this the entrance or maybe not?

@JudyEv (366498)
Rockingham, Australia
October 15, 2025 1:37am CST
Near Westonia is an open-pit gold mine which is now in mothballs for about the third time in its life. The public can walk up to a viewing station which is what we did. The Edna May Gold Mine was named after the sister of the prospector who discovered gold there in 1911. The entry sign threw us a bit as we approached. The arrows point at each other and seem to end at a point where both gates are closed. We thought maybe it was closed to the public for some reason. However the entry is at right angles to the gates you can see here so once you get there you just step around the right-hand post and go through a smaller personnel gate.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (207421)
• United States
15 Oct
What did you see when you got there?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Oct
You could see down into the extensive open-cut area. I'll write more about it and add a photo.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (207421)
• United States
16 Oct
@JudyEv OK. I will look for it.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (20940)
• London, England
15 Oct
Fascinating, wouldn't mind seeing that myself... once I'd gotten in!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
It's not as big as the open-cut at Kalgoorlie. We need to get back to that one day.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Oct
@Ronrybs With modern mining sites, the companies a re obliged to return the land to its natural state - more or less. So they stockpile the topsoil, mine for all they're worth then, when they've finished with that site, they replace the topsoil and plant native vegetation again. Often too, they build a huge bank so the scar isn't necessarily visible from any major road.
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Ron Rybs
@Ronrybs (20940)
• London, England
16 Oct
@JudyEv The main problem with open cast mining is the scar on the landscape, but I guess all human activity leaves some trace
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50851)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Oct
Did you see any gold?
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (50851)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
16 Oct
@JudyEv Darn!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
We looked carefully but no, we didn't see any gold.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488247)
• Italy
15 Oct
For sure this may look confusing at first, but I can see how the entrance is designed.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (488247)
• Italy
15 Oct
@JudyEv Almost always, but not all the time.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Oct
There is always an explanation for these things - or almost always.
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (111531)
• United States
15 Oct
I guess they REALLY want to make sure you know it's that skinny door in the middle. lol. Although is it? It seems blocked by a bush.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Oct
There was an entry way there. It seemed a bit of a strange set-up but it worked. lol
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Oct
@porwest That might have helped! lol
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Jim Bauer
@porwest (111531)
• United States
16 Oct
@JudyEv Ah. Excellent. Then the signs were correct. lol They should have put a sign right on the access gate saying, "No really...right here."
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (9570)
• Calcutta, India
18 Oct
wow gold mine! I would love to get some free gold!
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Oct
We kept our eyes open but we didn't see any.
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (9570)
• Calcutta, India
18 Oct
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Amber
@AmbiePam (107545)
• United States
15 Oct
That does look a little confusing.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
We were confused until we got right up to it.
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snowy
@snowy22315 (199529)
• United States
16 Oct
Things like that drive me a bit crazy
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
Yes, me too. Once we got up to it, it was no trouble at all.
changjiangzhibin89
@changjiangzhibin89 (17077)
• China
16 Oct
I think one sign suffices.I doubt if the two signs are for people that come from diffenent direction.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
That's very true. I don't really understand why there are two signs.
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (125832)
• Marion, Ohio
15 Oct
It does look confusing
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Oct
We were walking towards it wondering if we'd be able to get in but once we got there it was very simple.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (91423)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Oct
Looks like it is the entrance since they show where you should go,
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Oct
It's just the way that the entrance is placed that makes it seem as if you've got it wrong somehow.
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Fiacre Banks
@xFiacre (14096)
• Ireland
15 Oct
@judyev sign makers rarely have their target audience in mind. Visitors to Ireland will know this.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Oct
Signs can be deceiving that's for sure.
Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (92672)
• Bangalore, India
15 Oct
That would be confusing. We have also come across such confusing signs and arrows. Maybe they want to give some brain teasers to people
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (366498)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Oct
Once we got to the gates, it was very simple and no trouble at all.
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Arunima Singh
@arunima25 (92672)
• Bangalore, India
17 Oct
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