Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):	37° 3' 20'' South , 175° 33' 5'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):	-37.05580,175.55162
GeoHash:	G#: rckv4y0y3
Köppen climate type:	Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate

Located on a small southern branch of the Te Puru Stream, the next valley south from Waiomu. When inspected in 1912 the site was abandoned, with two collapsed adits.

The reef trended north-east, 1-3 feet wide, with well defined walls, and patches of ore distributed erratically. The upper levels contained wires or threads of gold up to 9 inches in length within quartz cavities. They would have made impressive specimens, but no value was placed on mineral specimens in the late 19th Century.

A ten stamp battery and aerial tramway had been erected before it was discovered only the near surface was gold rich, and at depth the ore grades were very low. The project was soon abandoned, and the battery removed. The Mindat co-ordinates are very approximate.

Mineral List

1 valid mineral.

Regional Geology

This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.

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Miocene 5.333 - 23.03 Ma ID: 1308094

Coromandel Group Miocene andesite and basaltic andesite lava Age: Miocene (5.333 - 23.03 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Coromandel Group Description: Andesite and basaltic andesite lava, tuff and tuff breccia, agglomerate and pyroclastic flow deposits; andesite, diorite and dacite dikes and subvolcanic intusions. Comments: Zealandia Megasequence Extrusive and Intrusive Rocks (Neogene) Lithology: Andesite, tuffite, tuff-breccia, agglomerate, pyroclastic material, andesite, diorite, dacite Reference: Edbrooke, S.W., Heron, D.W., Forsyth, P.J., Jongens, R. (compilers). Geology Map of New Zealand 1:1 000 000. GNS Science Geological Map 2. [12]

Tortonian - Burdigalian 7.246 - 20.44 Ma ID: 1315860

Kuaotunu Subgroup andesite and dacite (Coromandel Group) of Coromandel Volcanic Zone Age: Miocene (7.246 - 20.44 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Kuaotunu Subgroup Description: Basaltic andesite, andesite and dacite intrusives, flows, volcaniclastites and volcanic epiclastites. Comments: Neogene igneous rocks. Age based on K-Ar Lithology: Major:: {andesite},Minor:: {dacite} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13]

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