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Macraes may be a small community but it is packed with things to explore and admire, ranging from diverse landscapes, to the historical gold mining area of Golden Point, to the modern day Oceana Gold Mine, to the use of schist rocks in structures in Macraes village. Continue scrolling to wet your appetite of what awaits and make sure you allow ...

Manager

We have a portfolio of four operating mines: the Haile Gold Mine in the United States of America; Didipio Mine in the Philippines; and the Macraes and Waihi operations in New Zealand. Our operations are supported by a global workforce with significant exploration, development and operating experience. Our Purpose is mining gold for a better future.

Tour Macraes | Macraes Operation

Macraes Operations is a New Zealand's largest active gold producing mine, consisting of a large-scale surface mine, an underground mine, and an adjacent process plant, located in the Otago region of the South Island,

Our Leaders | Macraes Operation

Quenton has more than 25 years of experience in the mineral processing and mining industry, starting in Western Australian nickel and leading to gold at the Macraes Operation since 1999. He has been involved in industry advancing technologies such as flash flotation, pressure oxidation, large mechanical tank flotation, and fine grinding.

Automotive Electrician

Job Description. We are on the hunt for an experienced Auto Electrician keen to work on some big gear for our Underground Maintenance team at Macraes. Whether you're new to mining, or keen to further your experience, this is a fantastic opportunity to get involved with New Zealand's largest gold mine. Working on a 7 days on, 7 off, 7 nights ...

GOLD: Golden Point drilling delivers new high grade for …

Credit: OceanaGold[/caption] Drilling at the Golden Point exploration target at the Macraes gold mine in New Zealand is intersecting high grade gold for OceanaGold. The company released results from the 2019 drill program at Golden Point, including highlights of 29 metres grading 6.38 g/t gold (from 198 metres depth); 13 metres of 7.11 …

HISTORY OF MINING IN THE MACRAES REGION

Gold was first discovered in the Macraes Flat locale in 1862 when prospector, James Crombie, discovered alluvial gold in Deepdell Creek, setting a gold rush in motion. From shovel, pan and cradle, to sluice boxes, sluicing and stamping batteries, a variety of mining methods were used in the early days for both alluvial and hard rock mining.

Macraes sets gold standard for New Zealand mining

20 December 2021. OceanaGold. After more than three decades of production, OceanaGold's Macraes Operation has produced the first gold at its new Golden Point …

OCEANA GOLD

Where old meets modern farming and gold mining. Visit, Explore, Experience & Have a Gold Old Time. ... (Right) Macraes gold doré bars weigh on average 15 kilograms (460 …

OceanaGold Announces Significant Intercepts at

Since its inception in 1990, Macraes Gold Mine has produced approximately five million ounces of gold and it currently has a Measured and Indicated Resource of 3.32 Moz of gold and Inferred ...

Geological controls on refractory ore in an orogenic gold …

The Macraes mine is hosted in an orogenic (mesothermal) gold deposit in metasedimentary rocks of the Otago Schist belt. Much gold occurs within altered schist with minimal silica-addition, and this study focuses on altered schist ore types. The unmineralized host schists are chemically and mineralogically uniform in composition, …

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Macraes

The gold rush began in 1862 with the discovery of gold by prospector James Crombie in Deepdell Creek to the north of the town. By 1865, there were 25 businesses and 500 people. Hard rock gold mining began a little later around Golden Point, between the town and Deepdell Creek. Gold mining continues today at the nearby Macraes goldmine.

Macraes Operation preserves gold mining history – …

Just down the road from the Macraes gold mine is the small settlement of Macraes Flat. During the gold rush in the 1860s, it was a busy mining town with around 25 businesses and a population of 500 people. Miners used shovels, pans, cradles, sluice boxes, sluicing and stamping batteries for both alluvial and hard rock mining.

Underground Electrician

Relevant underground mining or heavy industrial experience preferred but not essential, full traning will be available ... This is a fantastic opportunity to get involved with a multi-national organisation and work at New Zealand's largest gold mine, Macraes.As the Advisor - Communications for Macraes, you'll work with th Reference 7cfbe93f ...

Gold Rush | Macraes Operation

Gold was first discovered in the Macraes Flat locale in 1862 when prospector, James Crombie, discovered alluvial gold in Deepdell Creek, setting a gold rush in motion. From shovel, pan and cradle, to sluice boxes, sluicing and stamping batteries, a variety of mining methods were used in the early days for both alluvial and hard rock mining.

Golden Point drilling delivers new high grade for …

OceanaGold has drilled 77 holes totalling 19,567 metres at Golden Point, part of the Round Hill project at Macraes, this year. A resource update is planned for late 2019.

Geology and Gold | Macraes Operation

Geology and Gold. The Macraes mine is geologically different from most gold-bearing rocks in the Otago Schist belt, in consisting of a broad shallow-dipping mineralized zone.

Macraes Gold Mine, Waitaki District, New Zealand

Macraes gold mine is situated 2km east of Macraes township in the Waitaki District of Otago New Zealand. The mine site extends across 15,705ha and includes surface operation of 55 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa), underground mine of 1Mtpa, and a processing plant. Spanning across an area of 26,685ha, the company's mining and …

Viewing Areas | Macraes Operation

Macraes Operations is a New Zealand's largest active gold producing mine, consisting of a large-scale surface mine, an underground mine, and an adjacent process plant, located in the Otago region of the South Island, ... Gold Rush Historic mining at Macraes; The OceanaGold Way. Our Approach Mining gold for a better future; Our Leaders Extensive ...

Our Approach | Macraes Operation

Our operations are supported by a global workforce with significant exploration, development and operating experience. Macraes Operations is a New Zealand's largest active gold producing mine, consisting of a large-scale surface mine, an underground mine, and an adjacent process plant, located in the Otago region of the South Island,

Opportunities | Macraes Operation

Macraes Operations is a New Zealand's largest active gold producing mine, consisting of a large-scale surface mine, an underground mine, and an adjacent process plant, located in the Otago region of the South Island, ... Gold Rush Historic mining at Macraes; The OceanaGold Way. Our Approach Mining gold for a better future; Our Leaders Extensive ...

Mining

Mining. The first discoveries of gold in the area were recorded in the Otago Witness in May 1862, with reports of gold being discovered in the Murphys Flat Area, situated four kilometers east of where the Macraes township was established. Further reports of gold were made in May 1863 in the Highlay Hill area, and Macraes Flat area in 1865.

Gold Mining Jobs in Macraes Flat Otago, Job Vacancies

Macraes is situated 1-hour drive from Dunedin and less than 3-hour drive from... Join Macraes, New Zealand's largest gold mine The position is based at our Macraes mine, which is New Zealand's largest active gold mine set in the heart of the picturesque rural Otago landscape.

Geology and Gold | Macraes Operation

Metal mobilisation and deposition likely occurred from the onset of metamorphism c.200 million years ago but the oldest (and largest) we know of is the Macraes deposit, which formed c.140-130 million years ago. The Macraes deposit is a world-class hard-rock gold deposit endowed with >10 million ounces of gold.

OCEANA GOLD

Where old meets modern farming and gold mining. Visit, Explore, Experience & Have a Gold Old Time. ... (Right) Macraes gold doré bars weigh on average 15 kilograms (460 ounces) and have a 95% purity. Each doré bar is worth around NZ$ 1 million. Since opening in 1989, the OceanaGold Macraes Operation has produced over 5 million ounces of gold.

Macraes sets gold standard for New Zealand mining

With a long history of gold extraction, Macraes is widely known as a mining town - and for the past 31 years, the modern Macraes Operation has been the country's largest active gold mine ...

Macraes gold mine, Department of Geology | University of …

The Macraes gold deposit is the largest active gold mine in New Zealand. The mine has produced more than 1.8 million ounces of gold at an average grade of 1.6 grams/tonne since opening in 1990. The mine is operated by Oceana Gold (NZ) Ltd Gold production in 2004 was more than 184 000 ounces (5.7 tonnes). More than 5 million tonnes of ore per ...

Geology and Gold | Macraes Operation

The Macraes deposit is a world-class hard-rock gold deposit endowed with >10 million ounces of gold. It is hosted in a single regional-scale structure known as the Hyde-Macraes Shear Zone (HMSZ), which is up to 150m thick, dips 10-20° to the northeast, and has a lateral strike length of over 40km.