WAIHI GOLD DISCOVERY CENTRE - Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Waihi has been famous for its gold since 1878 and it has a compelling story to tell. The award-winning Gold Discovery Centre is the place to experience that unique story.
The Gold Discovery Centre is located by the massive Martha Gold Mine and historic Cornish Pumphouse at the top of Waihi’s main street. The Centre is the hub for all visitor activity and “all things gold” in the Waihi area. It’s a place to uncover and discover the area’s fascinating golden journey that now spans three centuries and still continues today.
The Centre is home to the Waihi Gold Experience and Waihi Gold Mine Tours. These hands-on visitor experiences allow you to get up close to this captivating piece of New Zealand’s pioneering industrial heritage.
Get the inside story by rattling the drill, cranking the handles, pushing the plunger and becoming immersed in the interactive activities inside Waihi Gold Experience.
Get inside the fence with Waihi Gold Mine Tours to discover modern-day gold mining up close and on a grand scale. Learn how today’s miners get the gold out of the rock and into gold bars.
Fun and engaging for all ages the Gold Discovery Centre welcomes visitors from New Zealand and all around the world. Allow time in your travels to visit and enjoy this award-winning visitor experience!
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The Waihi Gold Experience
Waihi Gold Mine Tours and the Waihi Gold Experience are an award-winning combination telling Waihi's fascinating 140-year gold mining and social history story.
Waihi has been famous for its gold and silver since 1878 and has a compelling story to tell. You can experience that story, as you rattle the drill, crank the handles, push the plunger and become immersed in interactive activities at the Waihi Gold Experience. And you can also take a Waihi Gold Mine Tour to experience modern gold mining from inside the fence. On the tour, you'll get up close to massive mining machinery as our experienced guides explain the modern mining process.
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OPEN 7 DAYS — Summer: 9.00am to 5.00pm. Winter: 9.00am to 4.00pm.
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Waihi mine is New Zealand's heart of gold... As you explore the town you'll find evidence of our golden past at every turn. At the top of town are the towering figures of the relocated Cornish Pumphouse and replica Poppet head. Then, as you wander down Seddon Street (named after our famous Prime Minister)you'll find bronze statues, restored historic buildings and interesting displays depicting our heritage.
Only metres from the centre of town, you can walk right to the edge of Waihi's huge open pit gold mine. The Pit Rim Walkway leads from the town centre to viewing platforms, which offer stunning views of both the pit and the surrounding countryside.
The Mine has a history that spans three centuries. John McCombie and Robert Lee first discovered gold on Pukewa (Martha Hill) in 1878. Martha Mine quickly became one of the most important gold mines in the world. By 1952, when the mighty Martha Mine closed, 174,160kg of gold and 1,193,180kg of silver had been extracted.
The deepest vertical shaft plunged 600m from the surface. Radiating from the seven vertical shafts, a 175km long network of tunnels was opened on 15 horizontal levels. About 600 men usually worked the mine but in 1909, when gold production peaked, 1500 people worked between the mine and its stamper battery at Waikino.
Following the resurgence of the gold mining industry in New Zealand in the late 1970s the new Martha project was the first major hard rock mining operation to be commissioned. Opening in 1987, the open pit was extended in 1997 and an underground operation on the outskirts of town also began operation in 2006.
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