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Waikato, Waikato Region

Kuaotunu goldfield

Gold ground Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: eyes-only mine relics.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Northern Coromandel quartz field of the 1890s behind a beach settlement

Documented in Coromandel goldfield histories.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

hidden shafts

Keep exploring nearby

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