Young's Block
Charters Towers district - 5 km east from Charters Towers
Location
Charters Towers district
Nearest Town
Charters Towers
Distance
5 km east
Photo: Lobster1 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Location
Young's Block is near Charters Towers
Fossicking Area Boundary
Official declared boundary from the Queensland Government. You may only fossick within this area.
Boundary data from Queensland Government spatial services
History
Young's Block is a general permission area near the historic gold city of Charters Towers. Gold was discovered at Charters Towers in 1871, and the city grew to become one of the richest gold-producing areas in Queensland.
The Charters Towers goldfield produced over 200 tonnes of gold from underground reef mining, but alluvial gold was also found in the surrounding creeks and gullies.
What You Can Find
Alluvial gold in creek gravels and gullies. Metal detecting can be productive in the surrounding country.
Topaz has also been reported from the granite country near Charters Towers.
Getting There
Located just east of Charters Towers, easily accessible from town.
Charters Towers is 135 km south-west of Townsville on the Flinders Highway.
Camping
No facilities at the fossicking area. Full services available in Charters Towers.
View Young's Block on the Map
See satellite imagery, terrain, and surrounding fossicking areas.
Open MapSource: Queensland Government