Perth Tim said:
madtuna said:
Perth Tim said:
Hello, I'm planning a longer trip out around laverton and I'm bringing the family. We plan on using a motor home and a utv for me to take off on.
Reading through the miners right I'm allowed to camp and take water for the purposes of prospecting, and I'm hoping a common sense approach is ok with this. I want to camp as close to my target area as possible while staying where the kids won't fall down an old mine shaft. It wouldn't be a camp ground.
What's your advice?
Hi Tim, no you can't just take water. It's in drought out here with many stations flat out trying to keep water up to thier cattle. Bring your own water with you. Please steer clear of and don't camp near water points. Most of the water (on Erlistoun at least) is not real palatable for humans anyway...brackish or saline. Cattle will drink it, but then they also lick each others bums.
Don't bring dogs or firearms.
As for towing out your RV, remember you can be liable for any damage to roads and track so best not get it stuck in the first place.
To be clear, i would of course take my own water purely because i don't want to drink salty water cows have crapoed in, but the advice from the dmp is clear that you can I'm not making it up.
Also from the DMIRS website Tim..."Prospectors should abide by instructions about water supply for stock, firearms and dogs."
Our instructions are do not interfere with our wells, bores, troughs, solar pumps, tanks and mills or take our water. We are in drought, we are struggling with water. We can't water our cattle and you.
Also in regards to camping, you can't just camp anywhere. You can camp for the purpose of prospecting, but on an EL, ML, PL etc.. you need either the 40E permit or written permission from the lease holder to prospect. You can camp on VCL or pending without permission.
These things were clarified with DMIRS sitting around my kitchen table not 3 weeks ago.