Go Goldmining!

By Paul Bensemann

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Go Goldmining!

Project 2015-09-11 16:15:11 +1200

Gold Mine Thames

Yes, we’re Dreamers but work really hard at it! We’re non-profit - Hauraki Prospectors Association - and that’s the irony. We’re hoping to make millions from gold – one day! You can be part of the dream.

Our group is a dedicated group of amateur prospectors and tradespeople, many with unique professional skills that have enabled us to restore the Golden Crown Battery and historic relics from old Coromandel gold mines. For many members, this project is their main interest, passion and hobby. Over the past 30 years, by their efforts, the site has grown from one building to seven, with an increase at the same time of displays and visitor numbers including school visits. We have had more than 500 children from schools, church and other youth groups already this year. See our website http://www.goldmine-experience.co.nz/edu-history.html

Working bee

Part of our educational purpose is to help Thames students into the tertiary study of geology, engineering, history, biology and environmental science.  Each Christmas holiday period we employ high school and university students as tour guides and over the past decade such students, who have worked their vacations telling the story of their unique local history to visitors, have gone on to become, for example, well-paid mine workers, engineers and geologists in Australia and New Zealand. Also, one has become a history teacher, another an environmental scientist, another an explosives expert and yet another an archaeologist.

Our site

 

Half-finished stamper battery

The various pieces of old processing equipment including a stamper battery are a key educational aspect, especially for school children but our previous five-stamp stamper broke down nearly two years ago. We will use any funding for the reconstruction of operating plant that we can turn on briefly when tourists and school groups arrive. The small income we derive from tourism and school visits helps fund our day-to-day running expenses, but is not enough to rebuild a working C19th processing plant, thus this application.

Gold nugget

Help raise the initial $5000 needed and you can come to Thames and share the dream, hear our stories about lost nuggets and gold reefs (all true, or slightly exaggerated), explore old tunnels, see C19th processing machinery going and pan for real gold.

 

 

 

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Gregor Steinhorn
28/09/2015 at 9:45pm

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Project 2015-09-11 16:15:11 +1200

Gold Mine Thames

Yes, we’re Dreamers but work really hard at it! We’re non-profit - Hauraki Prospectors Association - and that’s the irony. We’re hoping to make millions from gold – one day! You can be part of the dream.

Our group is a dedicated group of amateur prospectors and tradespeople, many with unique professional skills that have enabled us to restore the Golden Crown Battery and historic relics from old Coromandel gold mines. For many members, this project is their main interest, passion and hobby. Over the past 30 years, by their efforts, the site has grown from one building to seven, with an increase at the same time of displays and visitor numbers including school visits. We have had more than 500 children from schools, church and other youth groups already this year. See our website http://www.goldmine-experience.co.nz/edu-history.html

Working bee

Part of our educational purpose is to help Thames students into the tertiary study of geology, engineering, history, biology and environmental science.  Each Christmas holiday period we employ high school and university students as tour guides and over the past decade such students, who have worked their vacations telling the story of their unique local history to visitors, have gone on to become, for example, well-paid mine workers, engineers and geologists in Australia and New Zealand. Also, one has become a history teacher, another an environmental scientist, another an explosives expert and yet another an archaeologist.

Our site

 

Half-finished stamper battery

The various pieces of old processing equipment including a stamper battery are a key educational aspect, especially for school children but our previous five-stamp stamper broke down nearly two years ago. We will use any funding for the reconstruction of operating plant that we can turn on briefly when tourists and school groups arrive. The small income we derive from tourism and school visits helps fund our day-to-day running expenses, but is not enough to rebuild a working C19th processing plant, thus this application.

Gold nugget

Help raise the initial $5000 needed and you can come to Thames and share the dream, hear our stories about lost nuggets and gold reefs (all true, or slightly exaggerated), explore old tunnels, see C19th processing machinery going and pan for real gold.

 

 

 

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Hey! Thanks for checking out this project.

We haven't made any updates yet, follow us if you want to be notified when we do.

Gregor Steinhorn
28/09/2015 at 9:45pm

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This campaign was unsuccessful and finished on 31/10/2015 at 12:00 AM.