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Montreal Goldfield
蒙特利尔金矿区
Gold mining cradle摇金槽
Montreal Goldfield, north of Bermagui, is one of only 2 places in the southern hemisphere where gold was mined on a beach. Molten magma cooled and hardened to form local landmarks such as Gulaga/Mt Dromedary, Little Dromedary, Montague island and Camel Rock. The cooling process resulted in gold being deposited in quartz veins (reefs). The gold was probably worn away from these reefs on Mount Dromedary and washed down the mountain by an ancient river to the coastal Montreal Goldfield area. This historic goldfield is open for guided tours only.
在南半球仅有两处海滩可以开采金矿，其中一处即为位于伯马吉北部的蒙特利尔金矿区。当地的地标性景点，如：古拉加/ 单峰骆驼峰，小驼峰，蒙塔古岛和骆驼岩，都是由融化的岩浆冷却硬化之后形成的。岩浆冷却过程会导致金矿沉积在石英矿脉（礁）之中， 而蒙特利尔金矿区的形成有可能是由于单峰骆驼峰礁石上的金矿被渐渐侵蚀，又被远古河流一路冲刷到了现在的蒙特利尔沿海金矿区。目前这座历史悠久的金矿区仅对导游团体开放。
A narrow one man tunnel where miners crawled to collect material to wash for gold
采矿工人爬入采矿的窄道
采矿工人爬入采矿的窄道