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Story: Gold and gold mining

Page 14. All images & media

From page 1 - As good as gold

From page 2 - Where you find it

From page 3 - Otago

From page 4 - West Coast

From page 5 - Coromandel Peninsula

From page 6 - Other goldfields

From page 7 - Methods of mining

From page 8 - Dredging

From page 9 - Miners

From page 10 - Māori and Chinese miners

From page 11 - Recent mining

From page 12 - Gold and the economy

How to cite this page

Carl Walrond, Gold and gold mining, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/11630/media (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Carl Walrond, published 2 March 2009.