Conference Proceedings
2002 AusIMM New Zealand Branch Annual Conference - 150 Years of Mining
Conference Proceedings
2002 AusIMM New Zealand Branch Annual Conference - 150 Years of Mining
Rehabilitation at the Macraes Gold Project: from Pit to Park
Gold mineralisation at the Macraes Gold Project is hosted in the Hyde-Macraes shear zone and can be traced for ~30km along strike, although economic resources are confined to a 7 km section in the vicinity of the Macraes township. The shear zone, which typically dips at a low angle (~20 o ) to the NE, is bounded by an upper hanging wall shear and a lower footwall fault. Mineralisation occurs along the hangingwall of the shear zone as well as in low angle concordant shears and stockworks. Ore types include graphitic cataclasites with variable amounts of quartz veining, lode schists' and quartz-vein stockworks. Rehabilitation at the mine has focused on creating an environmentally benign site dominated by pasture to allow continuation of the traditional pre-mine farming economy. Changing regional economics, continued urbanisation and a reduction in traditional employment opportunities has seen a rethink in the long-term rehabilitation outcomes. The community has recognised that the rehabilitated site will provide the basis of a viable tourism venture and the creation of a Heritage and Art Park (working title Golden Point Park') is the culmination of that process.
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A Kennedy-Perkins
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- Published: 2002
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