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Coronation North pit, Macraes Mine, Macraes (Macraes Flat), Otago Region, New Zealandi
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Coronation North pitPit
Macraes MineMine
Macraes (Macraes Flat)Town
Otago RegionRegion
New ZealandCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 19' 30'' South , 170° 22' 55'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ranfurly793 (2011)30.7km
Naseby120 (2013)39.4km
Karitane427 (2015)41.1km
Warrington427 (2011)46.2km
Waitati534 (2011)49.4km
Mindat Locality ID:
299512
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:299512:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


Gold. The pit was developed in 2017, just north of the existing Coronation pit. There is an estimated resource of 290 000 ounces of gold. The grade is 0.95-1.52 g/t Au, while at Coronation pit the grade is 0.9-1.0 g/t Au.

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1 valid mineral.

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Group 1 - Elements
Native Gold1.AA.05Au

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AuGold
Au Native GoldAu

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Australian Plate
New Zealand
Pacific PlateTectonic Plate

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