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September 29, 2005
That is Queenstown Tasmania, not Queenstown New Zealand. It is an old mining town in the north west of Tasmania.
The photo is by Dr Gwyneth R Daniel [gwynethrdaniel@ntlworld.com].
He sent me some of his wonderful images to post on junk for code. Like others have done.
The ecological devastation caused by the region's copper mines have given rise to a lunar-like environment:
While the Queenstown region is outwardly barren, the link between man and the environment can be seen everywhere. All the trees were cleared to feed smelters which extracted copper from ore. Sulfur is a by-product of mining operations and when this is mixed with rain water it becomes acid run-off which accumulates in kilometer deep pits.
See here
Dr Gwyneth R Daniel
You can see why the lunar landscapes of Queenstown have a fascinatation for photographers.
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I am 'she', not 'he', regarding my photo of Queenstown!