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New Zealand

Otago goldfields dumps

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required
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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Codd and soda bottlesCodd and soda bottles
GoldGold

Also reported: salt-glaze ginger beers..

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Liz West (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

1861 Otago gold rush (Gabriel's Gully, Central Otago camps)

Long-standing digger culture with major dug collections.

Keep exploring nearby

More spots in this area.

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Lawrence and Gabriels Gully, Tuapeka1 km away · Riverbank
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Gabriels Gully, Lawrence4 km away · Gold ground
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Lawrence: Gabriels Gully, first Otago gold rush5 km away · Old dump ground
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Milton Tokomairiro mill town32 km away · Old dump ground
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