Abandoned gold mine.

Located 500 metres east of the Canton battery. The site is east of the Mitchells Flat Road, beside the swampy Pioneer Stream. An open cut and tailings pile can be seen, possibly more with an on the ground inspection. It appears the site would need to be walked into cross-country.

It was discovered by a party of twelve Shetlanders in 1861, and worked for fair results by some small shafts, but abandoned due to a lack of capital. In 1868, Burrell (surname) worked the mine for a short time. In 1875, Hill and Beal mined the lode for two years, the gold won just paying costs. In 1888, Porter and party crushed 800 tonnes of ore for 14 dwt to the tonne. In 1894, Ritchie and party took over with no success.

The New Zealand Minerals Company purchased the lease and neighbouring Canton lease in 1897, before it was transferred to the O.P.Q. (Waipori) Gold Mines (Limited). They employed twenty-six men, and sank a shaft to a depth of 150 feet, with a level driven for 450 feet. 170 tonnes of ore was being treated weekly it is claimed. A low level tunnel was driven in 1900, accessing the lode, 10 feet wide. For the year they achieved 9000 pounds worth of gold, but work stopped in 1903. The mine site was abandoned until 1915, when it was prospected only.

The lode dips 50 degrees east, containing discontinuous quartz veins, traversing crushed and contorted mica schist country rock. The walls of the lode are not well defined, the quartz veins irregular, most often forming near the Footwall, and sometimes as two parallel veins. Gold was patchy, with barren areas in the reef. Quartz near surface was rich in places, coloured brown by iron oxides. Pyrite and arsenopyrite increase with depth. There is a thin discontinuous vein of scheelite on the Hanging Wall side.

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Mineral List

15 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

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Alphabetical List Tree Diagram

ⓘ Breccia

ⓘ Schist

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Albite

Formula: Na(AlSi₃O₈)

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ 'Apatite'

Formula: Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Arsenopyrite

Formula: FeAsS

Reference: Marshall, P. (1918) The Geology of the Tuapeka District, Central Otago Division. New Zealand Department of Mines, Geological Survey Branch, Bulletin No. 19, 79 pages. Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Boulangerite

Formula: Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Epidote

Formula: {Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Galena

Formula: PbS

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Gold

Formula: Au

ⓘ 'Monazite'

Formula: REE(PO₄)

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Muscovite

Formula: KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ 'Plagioclase'

Formula: (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

ⓘ Quartz

Formula: SiO₂

ⓘ Rutile

Formula: TiO₂

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Scheelite

Formula: Ca(WO₄)

Reference: Marshall, P. (1918) The Geology of the Tuapeka District, Central Otago Division. New Zealand Department of Mines, Geological Survey Branch, Bulletin No. 19, 79 pages.

ⓘ Scorodite

Formula: Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Titanite

Formula: CaTi(SiO₄)O

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Gold	1.AA.05	Au
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Arsenopyrite	2.EB.20	FeAsS
ⓘ	Boulangerite	2.HC.15	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
ⓘ	Galena	2.CD.10	PbS
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Quartz	4.DA.05	SiO₂
ⓘ	Rutile	4.DB.05	TiO₂
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘ	Scheelite	7.GA.05	Ca(WO₄)
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘ	Scorodite	8.CD.10	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Albite	9.FA.35	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
ⓘ	Epidote	9.BG.05a	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
ⓘ	Muscovite	9.EC.15	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Titanite	9.AG.15	CaTi(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
ⓘ	'Apatite'	-	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
ⓘ	'Chlorite Group'	-
ⓘ	'Monazite'	-	REE(PO₄)
ⓘ	'Plagioclase'	-	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
H	ⓘ Epidote	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
H	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
O	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
O	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Epidote	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
O	ⓘ Monazite	REE(PO₄)
O	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
O	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
O	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
O	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
F	Fluorine
F	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Na	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Al	ⓘ Epidote	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Al	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Quartz	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Albite	Na(AlSi₃O₈)
Si	ⓘ Epidote	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Si	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Si	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
P	Phosphorus
P	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
P	ⓘ Monazite	REE(PO₄)
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
S	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
S	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
S	ⓘ Galena	PbS
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Muscovite	KAl₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Ca	ⓘ Apatite	Ca₅(PO₄)₃(Cl/F/OH)
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Epidote	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Ca	ⓘ Plagioclase	(Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi₂]O₈
Ca	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Rutile	TiO₂
Ti	ⓘ Titanite	CaTi(SiO₄)O
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
Fe	ⓘ Epidote	{Ca₂}{Al₂Fe³⁺}(Si₂O₇)(SiO₄)O(OH)
Fe	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
As	Arsenic
As	ⓘ Arsenopyrite	FeAsS
As	ⓘ Scorodite	Fe³⁺AsO₄ · 2H₂O
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Sb	Antimony
Sb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
W	Tungsten
W	ⓘ Scheelite	Ca(WO₄)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Gold	Au
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Boulangerite	Pb₅Sb₄S₁₁
Pb	ⓘ Galena	PbS

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Marshall, P. (1918) The Geology of the Tuapeka District, Central Otago Division. New Zealand Department of Mines, Geological Survey Branch, Bulletin No. 19, 79 pages.

Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).

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