Macraes goldfield
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Macraes goldfield is a major gold-mining area in New Zealand, known for hosting the country’s largest modern gold mine.
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold-mining area
ⓘ
goldfield ⓘ |
| approximateDiscoveryPeriod | 19th century gold rush era ⓘ |
| contains | Macraes Mine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | one of New Zealand’s most important gold-producing regions ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | metamorphic schist-hosted gold deposit ⓘ |
| hasCommodity | sulphide-associated gold ⓘ |
| hasMiningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| historicalMining | alluvial and hard-rock gold mining ⓘ |
| hostRock | Otago Schist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | hosting New Zealand’s largest modern gold mine ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Otago
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island ⓘ |
| minedResource | gold ⓘ |
| near | Macraes Flat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | OceanaGold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Otago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfModernMining | late 20th century ⓘ |
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