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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 7, Issue 9 (April 1, 1933)

Best Areas for Prospecting

Best Areas for Prospecting.

“Experience has shown,” states the Mines Department, “that the gold-bearing areas are practically confined to the Jaraki district in the North Island and to the West Coast and Otago districts in the South Island, the latter districts include parts of Nelson and Marlborough provinces. Even in these districts gold is not to be found everywhere, and in the Hauraki district at least is only to be got in reefs and lodes.

“As most of the men now newly taking on search for it need to get a return quickly from their work, the areas mentioned in the South Island are thus the most suitable for their attention. The development of reefs is a slow process, and usually a lot of expense has to be incurred before any return can be looked for.

“In Western Otago, most of Westland. and parts of Nelson province nearly every creek and beach carries more or less gold, and there are many old high-level watercourses and high-level gravel-beds that contain it, from which it can be won by primitive means; hence the prospector of limited means or limited experience is advised to try these districts in preference to the North Island fields. The exact locality to be investigated must be determined by circumstances. If the men going out have some definite place to go to, well and good; if they do not know of a suitable place their best course is to write to the Inspector of Mines for the district, who will do his best to help them select one.”