Garibaldi Mine, Macetown, Queenstown-Lakes District, Otago Region, South Island, New Zealand
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 44° 51' 31'' South , 168° 47' 14'' East |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | -44.85869,168.78747 |
| Köppen climate type: | Cfc : Subpolar oceanic climate |
It is assumed gold here was discovered by a party of Italian miners, as the mine is most likely named after Guiseppe Garibaldi, general, politician, and nationalist, credited with the unification of Italy.
A tunnel was dug in 1878 but little gold was found. In 1880, the Garibaldi Gold Mining Company was registered to re-open the mine. Some good ore was found, but it had to be sledged down the mountain side. The mine was sold by the bailiff in 1887. Farrells Consolidated tried to buy the mine, but when this fell through, the mine was re-opened by New Zealand Consolidated Mines Limited, a company on a gold mine buying spree at the time. The United Goldfields Mining Company operated the mine from 1909 to 1919, their battery on Sylvia Creek, 200 metres below the All Nations battery site.
The United Goldfields battery was constructed from parts of other batteries, and was erected in 1910 to re-work the All Nations and Garibaldi mines. The site shows the stamps, timber framing, on concrete foundations, but is in a poor condition. Co-ordinates show the battery site.
Mineral List
1 valid mineral.
Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Toarcian - Olenekian 174.1 - 251.2 Ma ID: 1328591 | Aspiring lithologic association TZIV pelitic schist (Rakaia Terrane) Age: Mesozoic (174.1 - 251.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Aspiring Lithologic Association Description: Very well segregated and laminated; abundant pelitic and subordinate psammitic greyschist; minor greenschist and metachert; TZIV. Comments: Basement (Eastern Province) metamorphic rocks. Age based on lithological inference, detrital zircon U-Pb dates elsewhere Lithology: Major:: {pelite},Minor:: {greenschist, schist, metachert, marble} Reference: Heron, D.W. . Geology Map of New Zealand 1:250 000. GNS Science Geological Map 1. [13] |
| Triassic - Permian 201.3 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3189657 | Paleozoic-Mesozoic crystalline metamorphic rocks Age: Phanerozoic (201.3 - 298.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Haast Schist Comments: Caples Terrane Lithology: Metawacke; greenschist/almandine amphibolite grade metasedimentary/metavolcanic schist Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
| Triassic - Permian 201.3 - 298.9 Ma ID: 1309452 | Aspiring lithologic association Permian-Triassic TZIV schist Age: Phanerozoic (201.3 - 298.9 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Torlesse Supergroup Description: Pelitic and subordinate psammitic schist (TZIV); including areas and bands of greenschist or amphibolite, and minor marble, metachert and serpentinised ultramafics. Comments: Eastern Province (Rakaia Terrane) Rocks Lithology: Schist, greenschist, amphibolite, marble, metachert, ultramafic igneous rock Reference: Edbrooke, S.W., Heron, D.W., Forsyth, P.J., Jongens, R. (compilers). Geology Map of New Zealand 1:1 000 000. GNS Science Geological Map 2. [12] |
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