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Information, maps and active community for people prospecting & fossicking for gold in New Zealand. Community. The forum for a large friendly community of people interested in gold fossicking, prospecting and metal detecting. ... Local suppliers of gold prospecting equipment, metal detectors and gold mining permit related services.

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Gold Detector

Panning for gold is an activity that has captured the imagination of many people over the years. From the California Gold Rush of the mid-1800s to modern-day enthusiasts, the thrill of discovering precious gold nuggets in streams and rivers has driven people to spend countless hours searching for the elusive metal. The process of panning […]

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Minerals permits

New Zealand's petroleum basins; Minerals Show/Hide sub-navigation. History of minerals and coal; Phases of mineral exploration and production Show/Hide sub-navigation. ... Hobby or recreational gold mining permits Apply for a minerals prospecting permit Apply for an minerals exploration permit Apply for a minerals Tier 1 or Tier 2 mining permit.

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Gold Mining Supplies Shop

For more information on any of these gold mining tools click on the title to be taken to a detailed product page. Most tools will be in stock, but some may be on back order depending on demand and shipping delays, so please check before ordering if a slight shipping delay will be an issue.

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Mining Gold Equipment

Mining Gold Equipment For Sale. Supplying New Zealand gold miners with the latest gold mining technology and best gold mining equipment from around the world ... To operate a gold dredge you need to apply for a gold prospecting …

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Mine For Gold

Gold mining equipment for sale. Mining For Gold In New Zealand. New Zealand gold mining followed the gold rush fever that swept through California and then Australia. Rumours of gold in New Zealand date back the 1820's but gold miner Charles Ring is credited with producing the first tangible evidence according to the history books.

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Keene Gold Dredge

Return to Classifieds SOLD 2nd hand Keene 4 inch Gold Dredge Package Deal. Top of the line Keene 4405PHKAC 4″mini suction dredge; Genuine GX200 Honda motor; KAC Compressor

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Mining

First Break Mining First Break is the sole New Zealand distributor of Epiroc's range of mining machinery, equipment and tooling First Break is a leading supplier of equipment and services to the Mining and Construction industries of New Zealand, and represent well respected international brands that you can rely on for innovative products and high quality…

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Equipment and Services

New Zealand suppliers of gold prospecting / fossicking equipment and metal detectors. Also companies providing services to help facilitate mining permit applications, and services to …

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Detectors

Buy your detector from an experienced gold miner and get some professionals advise for nugget hunting in New Zealand. We not only dredge for gold but provide assistance to purchasing your detector to suit your budget and needs.

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NZ Gold Mining History

Gold mining history in New Zealand was almost over as soon as it began. Commercial interests in Auckland offered a £500 prize for anyone who could find payable quantities of gold anywhere nearby in the 1850s, at a time when some New Zealand settlers were leaving for the California and Australian gold rushes. ... Gold Mining Equipment Shopping ...

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Goldrush Online

The New Zealand Goldrush Journal is a collection of stories about the New Zealand Goldrush (1861 - 1872) contributed by readers of this website. These will include stories of individual miners as well as descriptions of the various goldfields, the conditions the miners found there when they arrived and the equipment they used to find, collect ...

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New life for one of New Zealand's oldest gold mines

This article was published in the Mining News in October 2021: New life for one of New Zealand's oldest gold mines. One of New Zealand's oldest mines is getting a technological makeover, with equipment and a digital transformation playing a key part in boosting output and making it the country's most technologically advanced underground mine.

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History of mining – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Archaeological evidence shows that these rocks were widely distributed around New Zealand by 1400 CE, within 150 years of Māori settlement. ... Development of a mining industry. Most of the gold won in the 1860s was found in rich, surface gravels, and was worked by individuals or small groups using simple equipment. The richer and most ...

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Hobby or recreational gold mining permits

New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) issues specific permits for hobby or recreational gold mining. Hobby or recreational gold mining is a small-scale gold mining operation that falls into 1 of 2 categories: Mining for alluvial gold contained in riverbeds, or; Mining for gold contained in beach sand.

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Sluice Box

One of the most practical and enduring methods of gold prospecting involves the use of the Sluice Box, a piece of gold prospecting equipment that has been in continuous use for over a hundred years. Amazingly one of the very best gold mining devices on the market today is still the traditional hand or stream sluice box.

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Thames School of Mines & Mineralogical Museum

Fascinating Maori, industrial, education and geological history converge at one of New Zealand's largest and best-preserved mining schools in the heart of the Hauraki gold fields. ... some 30 schools formed in the 1880s to assist gold miners working on the goldfields in New Zealand. The complex still contains a large amount of equipment related ...

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Gold and gold mining

Many engineering firms, including Thames' A & G Price, had its start in manufacturing mining equipment. The Paeroa–Waihī railway was pushed through to get at the gold in places such as the Karangahake Gorge. ... New Zealand's total gold output in 2003 was worth over $200 million and is expected to increase. Profitable grams per tonne ...

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Gold

The major New Zealand gold rushes, on a par with those in North America and Australia, put the country on the world map, making it a promised land where instant fortunes awaited the most indusus and daring. ... sites in the South Island where you can hunt without a mining permit¬ as long as you use hand-held non-motorised equipment ...

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