The Big Pick, Shovel & Sieve - Sapphire

Visited: March 2013
Continuing my search for Big Things in the Gem fields, leaving the Big Sapphire behind I head back on Anakie - Sapphire road for another 15 minutes before arriving to "Sapphire", there are 3 Big things here.

The first of this is the "Big Pick, Shovel and Sieve" as described in Wikipedia, for me there are the BIg mining tools, anyway they are probably 4 times the size of the normal tools and represent the tools used to extract sapphires, a common activity in the area.

After some photos I continue to the Big Sapphire Ring

To get there from Emerald turn right at the intersection of Capricorn highway - Anakie Sapphire road, continue 15 minutes to Sapphire. The Big mining tools are located outside "Blue Gem" jewellery store which is one of the first houses in town, adjacent a small Servo on the left. Simply "keep your eyes to the left as soon as you enter town".

Time of visit : March 2013Read more