Since the weather is a bit dodgy we decide to visit The Mint. Todd is a keen prospector and is always keen to see what other nuggets have been found. On our way driving into Perth there is a break in the clouds and we see the huge silver balloon of the Russian who is very close to circumnavigation of the world - leaving from Northam where we are headed tomorrow.
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| Depiction outside the mint of lucky prospectors |
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| Apparently some of the prospectors used to ride into the desert with there tools and their tent strapped on!! |
I looked at some of the jewellry but it was extremely expensive. Then we watch a short video, and find our weight in gold: This is Duncan's.
These are the medals minted here for the Olympic games in 2000. I minted a medal for myself in a stamping machine.
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| Pouring the gold |
Finally we saw a demonstation of taking the gold which they had melted down in a crucible and then poured into a mould to form a gold ingot with 4 different charactistic markings on it.
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| Plunging the ingot in liquid to cool it |
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| And Voila! a gold bar (which they will melt again tomorrow) |
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