There's gold in them thar hills!'
Description
At Orange you'll find not just gold, but also molybdenum and copper being extracted at the Cadia Hill facility, which is a far cry from the hand-panning methods used in the first gold rush of 1851.
Nav data
- Country: Australia
- Locale: N.S.W. | Central West & Orana
- Route: YORG Orange to YORG Orange
- Distance: 55 nm
- File name: australia-YORG-to-YORG-VFR-orange-230306
Waypoints
- WP 1 - NE for 6 nm to Suma Park Reservoir
- WP 2 - SW for 9 nm to Mount Canobolas. Pass over Duntryleague Golf Club in the centre of Orange.
- WP 3 - S for 7 nm to Cadia Hill Gold Mine
- WP 4 - Continue S for 4 nm to Southern Tailings Storage Facility
- WP 5 - SE for 10 nm to Belubula River Carcoar Dam
- WP 6 - NE for 6 nm to Blayney
- WP 7 - 11nm NW to land at Orange YORG. The town of Milthorpe is about 4 nm from the threshold of RWY 29.
WP 1 - NE for 6 nm to Suma Park Reservoir
On the way to WP 2 pass over Duntryleague Golf Club in the centre of Orange.
WP 2 - SW for 9 nm to Mount Canobolas.
WP 3 - S for 7 nm to Cadia Hill Gold Mine
Cadia Hill Gold Mine
WP 4 - Continue S for 4 nm to Southern Tailings Storage Facility
WP 5 - SE for 10 nm to Belubula River Carcoar Dam
WP 6 - NE for 6 nm to Blayney
The town of Milthorpe is about 4 nm from the threshold of RWY 29.
WP 7 - 11nm NW to land at Orange YORG.