West Coast goldfields
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The West Coast goldfields are a historic gold-mining region on the rugged west coast of New Zealand’s South Island, known for their 19th-century boomtowns and rich alluvial deposits.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
goldfield
ⓘ
historic gold-mining region ⓘ |
| associatedRiver |
Arahura River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buller River NERFINISHED ⓘ Grey River NERFINISHED ⓘ Hokitika River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | high rainfall ⓘ |
| continent | Oceania ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
small-scale gold prospecting ⓘ |
| depositType |
alluvial gold
ⓘ
quartz reef gold ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
development of boomtowns
ⓘ
rapid population growth in the 1860s ⓘ |
| environment | temperate rainforest ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era gold rush ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting |
alluvial river and beach deposits
ⓘ
rugged coastal ranges ⓘ |
| governedBy | West Coast Regional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageFeature |
historic mining sites
ⓘ
old water races and tailings ⓘ restored mining-era buildings ⓘ |
| heritageProtection | subject to New Zealand historic places legislation ⓘ |
| historicSignificance | major 19th-century New Zealand gold rush region ⓘ |
| indigenousContext | Māori land and pounamu (greenstone) region ⓘ |
| knownFor |
19th-century gold rush
ⓘ
alluvial gold deposits ⓘ historic mining towns ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Coast Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
South Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
west coast of New Zealand’s South Island ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Charleston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Hokitika NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumara NERFINISHED ⓘ Reefton NERFINISHED ⓘ Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod |
hydraulic mining
ⓘ
sluicing ⓘ underground quartz mining ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand gold mining history ⓘ |
| peakActivityPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| resourceType | gold ⓘ |
| transportHistory | development of ports such as Hokitika and Greymouth ⓘ |
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