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New Zealand, West Coast
Goldsborough
DOC public gold fossicking area
Gold ground Source-confirmed findsLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: black sand.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: heart of the 1865 Waimea rush that once held thousands of diggers, now one of the gazetted West Coast public gold fossicking areas with a DOC campsite
Gazetted public fossicking area on DOC's gold fossicking list, recreational panners regularly report colours and small flakes here
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Sandflies in biblical numbersCreek rises fast in West Coast rain, old tailings are unstable
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.