Herring-bone tailings from placer mining activity on Northburn Station, near Cromwell, Central Otago, New Zealand. Heritage site administered by the Department of Conservation.
The sluicings, prospect holes and mine shafts scattered around the country are a magnificent tribute to the persistence and hard work of the old timers. Gold is what made Central Otago. Present day mining should be encouraged just as much as the old boys were. How quickly we forget.......
The sluicings, prospect holes and mine shafts scattered around the country are a magnificent tribute to the persistence and hard work of the old timers. Gold is what made Central Otago. Present day mining should be encouraged just as much as the old boys were. How quickly we forget.......
madgoldnz 2 months ago