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Waihī underground mine

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Waihī underground mine

Ore is loaded into a transporter in an underground drive in the Golden Cross mine, near Waihī. In these workings extensive use was made of rock bolts – the small square features in the foreground and background – to avoid collapses of the rock face.

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Simon Nathan, Mining and underground resources – Mining regulation and education, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/9250/waihi-underground-mine (accessed 10 June 2026).

Story by Simon Nathan, published 2 March 2009.