The plant was first established in 1986 to process the ore from
the nearby White Devil Mine.
This mine eventually produced some 761,000 ounces of gold
processed from 1,618,000 tonnes of ore.
The plant was eventually shut down in 1999. The decision was
then taken to dispose of the plant, and following an auction the
plant was largely removed. There were a couple of large items left
on the site which are still there.
The name of the cache indicates the most obvious item and is
visible for many kilometres in every direction.
The cache is located in a very obvious place, but getting there
is not so straightforward. During the dry season a 2WD can get you
pretty close to the spot, though this is not advised in the wet
season, when 4WD would be desirable, or else a walk for some
hundreds of metres would be required.
Care must be taken when accessing the cache and its immediate
area is the home to some reasonably unfriendly local inhabitants
(Snakes & Spiders) and since a large specimen was spotted when
the cache was set out, caution is advised.
As always be safe and take care when caching and enjoy your
visit to this site with recent history.
While in the area there are a number of declared fossicking
sites that are worth the visit. You never know, you could still get
lucky?
Local cachers "The Mavericks" have agreed to maintain this cache
once they locate it.