Goldfields Mining Center Cromwell New Zealand
Jet Boating & Gold Panning in Queenstown / Cromwell – New Zealand's Biggest Gap Year
Day 189: Want to try an alternative jet boat near Queenstown, as well as some gold panning in the Kawarau Gorge? Check out the experience with Goldfields Jet and the Goldfields Mining Centre in today’s episode!
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The Goldfields Mining Centre is located along the stunning Kawarau Gorge between Queenstown and Cromwell. Here, there are so many things to do from jet boating with Goldfields Jet to taking a gold mining tour where you can prospect for gold in New Zealand!
First up, we try the Goldfields Jet which is an awesome alternative to the jet boating in Queenstown. It’s located only 40 minutes away from Queenstown so is worth considering if travelling through the Kawarau River Gorge. It’s also a place for jet boating in Cromwell.
The thrill ride down the stunning Kawarau River is full of 360 spins, near misses and some gold mining history too. After jet boating in Cromwell, we then move onto the Goldfield Mining Centre.
The Goldfields Mining Centre has some self-guided walking tours as well as some guided tours where it’s your chance to do some gold prospecting in New Zealand! If you want to do some gold prospecting in Queenstown or gold prospecting in Cromwell, this is the place to do it!
After touring a mock-up of an old gold mining settlement and seeing some old gold mining machinery, we try our hand at gold panning in Queenstown / gold panning in New Zealand.
So what do you think of the Goldfields Mining Centre in New Zealand? Would you consider stopping by between Queenstown and Cromwell? LUK in the comments!
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See the awesome landscapes and things to do in Cromwell in 360 degrees in this VR video of Cromwell in New Zealand!
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Goldfields Mining Centre - 13 June 2012
Amazing place to go to
This was one of the locations for the film Good For Nothing.
A few lines from the film were acted out just for fun.
I did not shoot all of the footage myself and this is a very cut down version of all the footage shot at this location on this day.
Enjoy!
✈ ???????? Amazing experience ride ~ Goldfields Jet Boat, New Zealand
A spectacular Jet boat ride on the mighty Kawarau River. Through the heart of one of New Zealands most historic gold mining regions. Their specifically designed Jet boat and highly trained driver take us on an unforgettable 40-minute ride through the Kawarau Gorge.
Address:
Goldfields Mining Centre, Kawarau Gorge, State Highway 6 (SH6), Cromwell (that’s near Queenstown) at the Goldfields Mining Centre, Cromwell.
This was such an amazing experience. I don't think I have ever had my heart pumping so fast. Everytime we came so close to the rock shelves I really thought we would hit them. Sitting in the front on the outer aspect of the seat really gets the hear pumping.
第一次參加噴射飞艇,非常好玩,真的是非常難得的經驗,噴射飞艇在溪流上逆流而上,時速很快的在溪流上飆船,但一切都很安全,很令人放心,在登飞艇前會給你穿救身衣和一件防水雨衣,因為會來個360度大迴轉,有可能會被濺起來的水花潑濕哦~ 開船的船員會邊介紹周圍的風景和歷史,很棒~ 是個老少咸宜的活動 ????
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Goldfields School Happy music video
This was an Arts and Drama project led by Mrs Gray and Mrs Nopper. Great work by our senior sudents Jessie, Liam, Trent, Toni, Ashleigh, Kelsea and Brayden who designed, choreographed and took much of this video over two terms.
Goldfields Jet boat ride @ Kawarau gorge New Zeala
Clyde, New Zealand
Take a trip down memory lane with this ramble around the Clyde township. Originally called 'The Dunstan', this goldfields town was the hub of mining activity in the 1860's and retains its solid charm from those arduous days of the past.
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We visited the long abandoned Goldmines at the Bendigo Station of Central Otago in the NZ South Island. A most interesting place!
U3A Member Interviews at Goldfields Primary School
Nouvelle Zelande
Condense des activités / ballades et autres choses a faire en Nouvelle Zelande.
0:14 a 0:33 = White Island [Most active Volcano in New Zealand]
0:33 a 1:10 = Wai-O-Tapu Thermal Wonderland - Rotorua
1:10 a 1:20 = Skyjump, Skytower - Auckland
1:20 a 1:47 = Luge, Skyline Gondola - Rotorua
1:47 a 2:03 = Wairere Falls Track
2:03 a 2:10 = Wairere Falls [Highest waterfalls in North Island]
2:10 a 2:33 = Waitomo Caves
2:33 a 2:53 = Wairere Falls Track
2:53 a 3:15 = Huka Falls
3:15 a 3:22 = Ohakune Mountain Road
3:22 a 3:40 = Wellington
3:41 a 4:00 = Interislander Ferry
4:01 a 4:52 = On the Road
4:53 a 4:57 = Wellington
4:58 a 5:53 = Cook Strait [Interislander Ferry]
5:54 a 6:25 = Port Underwood Road
6:25 a 6:50 = Cloudy Bay, marlborough
6:51 a 7:12 = Kawatiri
7:13 a 7:28 = West Coast
7:29 a 8:28 = Pancakes Rocks
8:31 a 8:59 = Weka [West Coast]
8:59 a 8:04 = Countdown supermarket [Greymouth]
9:05 a 9:20 = Franz Josef Glacier
9:21 a 13:39 = Helicopter Flight (40mn) - Franz Josef Glacier, Fox Glacier, Tasman Glacier, Mt Cook
13:39 a 14:02 = Fox Glacier
14:02 a 14:12 = On the Road [West Coast]
14:12 a 14:25 = Thunder Falls
14:25 a 14:48 = On the Road [Lake Wanaka]
14:48 a 14:51 = Meads Road
15:51 a 15:14 = Albert Town Campground
15:14 a 16:07 = Puzzling World - Wanaka
16:07 a 16:26 = Skyline Gondola and Luge - Queenstown
16:26 a 16:55 = Botswana Butchery - Queenstown
16:55 a 17:35 = Glenorchy Walkway
17:35 a 17:42 = River Crossing - Paradise
17:42 a 18:15 = Walter Peak BBQ and Farm Tour + TSS Earnslaw
18:15 a 18:28 = Wine and Cheese Degustation - Gibbston Valley Winery
18:28 a 18:36 = Harry's Bar - Queenstown
18:36 a 18:55 = CaddyShack City Minigolf - Queenstown
18:58 a 19:05 = Ferburger (in Goldfield Heights)
19:05 a 19:16 = Gaz Station - Queenstown
19:16 a 19:50 = Te Anau to Milford Sound Road
19:50 a 20:01 = Milford Sound
20:01 a 20:41 = The Chasm [Milford Road]
21:41 a 21:34 = Milford Road / Hollyford Track
21:34 a 22:31 = Lake Marian Track [Waterfalls]
22:31 a 22:50 = Mackay Creek Campsite [Milford Road]
22:50 a 24:17 = Doubtful Sound
24:17 a 27:05 = The Catlins
27:05 a 27:20 = Nuggets Point
27:20 a 27:42 = Dunedin
27:42 a 28:58 = Sandfly Bay [Otago Peninsula]
28:58 a 29:22 = Royal Albatross Centre [Otago Peninsula]
29:22 a 29:27 = Moeraki Boulders
29:27 a 29:38 = Queenstown
29:38 a 30:57 = Goldfield Mining Centre [Cromwell]
30:57 a 31:12 = Wine Taste [Queenstown]
31:12 a 31:27 = True South Restaurant at The Rees Hotel [Queenstown]
31:27 a 31:44 = Château on the Park Hotel [Christchurch]
31:44 a 32:12 = Swimming with dolphins, Black Cat Cruises [Akaroa]
32:12 a 32:24 = Glenorchy Walkway
32:24 a 33:57 = Generique Fin
Rustic Run 16th June 2012 Cromwell.wmv
5.25km lap through the historic and very scenic Kawarau Gold Mining Centre near Cromwell, Central Otago, NZ. Fund raiser for the local high school. Individuals and teams run laps to complete either a half or full marathon. Great festive atmosphare at the start/finish...
Goldfields jet
Goldfields jet boat ride
Goldfields Primary School Mokopuna o Kopuwai - Otago Polyfest 2017
A festival of Kapa Haka, Waiata and Pasifika performed by groups from Otago schools in Dunedin. Otago Polyfest 2017.
Waihi gold mine (1)
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.
Drive Through Frankton, South Island, NZ - 4 August 2014
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