9. Name the parts
of a GOLD MINE
__________________: BREAKS UP ORE
BUCKET
ELEVATOR
REEF
OUTCROP
NAME Of StUdENT / GROUP:__________________________
FINE
ORE BIN
REEF
OUTCROP
9A.
1. When was gold first mined at the Golden Crown mine?___________________________
2.How long was the mine open / when did it close down?___________________________
9b.
__________________: INTERNAL SHAFT
ADIT
LEVEL 1
TIP
__________________: MINE ENTRANCE
HEAD
9C.
RAISE
HEAD FRAME
9h.
WINDING
ROOM
__________________: TUNNEL THAT FOLLOWS
DIRECTION OF REEF
__________________: A LARGE SLAB OF
FROM MINE TO STAMPER BATTERY
QUARTZ SANWHICHED BETWEEN THE
VOLCANIC ROCK
That's approximately an $8,000 value per mine-truck loaded with quartz.
9g.
3.what does one ounce look like? Is it as big as your a). head b). hand c).thumb nail
4.How many mine trucks can you find on site?___________________________
VERTICAL TUNNEL
The richest gold find at the Golden Crown mine was found in 2 tons of quartz
9f.
LIGHT PARTICLES
[QUARTZ ROCK]
WASHED AWAY
RIFFLE
TO ACCESS OR DISCOVER ORE BODY
14C.
LEADER
OF QUARTZ
HANGING WALL
OF REEF
__________________: LIGHT PARTICLES
OF QUARTZ SAND - DISCARDED
FOOTWALL
OF REEF
__________________LIFT USED TO CARRY
MINE TRUCKS & PASSENGERS
WILFLEY
TABLE
14d.
LEVEL 7
DRIVE
ALONG REEF
Goldmines operated 24 hours per day, 6 days per week.
Miners worked in shifts underground.
6.How long was a shift ?___________________________
__________________: HEAVY PARTICLES
CONSISTING OF MINERALS SUCH AS
IRON, GOLD + SILVER
Candles supplied light in the mine and warned miners of low oxygen levels.
10.What would happen to the flame of the candle if not enough oxygen was present? ___________________________
Miners lived to an average age of 35 years old. What dangers did miners encounter underground?
CHEMICAL PROCESS
RETORT: Vaporises mercury
Mercury Gas
H
H
7.Name the 3 most common and potentially lethal dangers of the time.________________________________________________
______________________________________________________, + _____________________________________________________
Chamois
Leather
Thames looked like Rotorua 2 million years ago.
Pure mercury
Geo-thermal activity brought gold and other minerals to the earths surface.
8.Digging rock is extremely hard work. What tools did the early miners use,
and how far did they progress through the rock in 8 hours? _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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LINOLEUM
COVERED TABLE
HEAVY
PARTICLES
[MINERALS GOLD & SILVER]
TRAPPED ON
TABLE
__________________: TUNNEL MADE
STOPE
[ORE REMOVED FROM THIS
SECTION OF REEF]
5.How many million dollars worth of gold was there?___________________________
GRAVITATIONAL
SEPARATION
9E.
__________________:
Stamper
Battery
MORTAR
BOX
REEF [ORE BODY]
9d.
__________________TRANSPORTS ORE
The mine averaged 12 ounces of gold per ton of quartz.
14b.
__________________: CRUSHES ORE
ut
The Golden Crown mine is situated on New Zealand's richest goldfield.
14. NAME THE
PARTS OF A
14A.
n
THE
CRUSHING
20 o
GOLDEN CROWN
Thames New Zealand
20 i
G OLDM I NE E XPE R IE NCE
11.How deep did the miners have to dig to find gold / what was the depth of the Golden Crown Shaft?______________
12.What rock is gold found in? ___________________________
13.What is the name of the surrounding volcanic rock? ___________________________
©02
BERDAN: mixes mercury with
gold + silver
14E.
__________________: COMBINED METALS,
MERCURY, GOLD + SILVER
Condenser
Mercury
INGOT MOULD
CRUCIBLE: Melts gold + silver
14f.
__________________: GOLD + SILVER
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9. Name the parts
of a GOLD MINE
__________________: BREAKS UP ORE
BUCKET
ELEVATOR
REEF
OUTCROP
NAME Of StUdENT / GROUP:__________________________
FINE
ORE BIN
REEF
OUTCROP
9A.
1. When was gold first mined at the Golden Crown mine?___________________________
2.How long was the mine open / when did it close down?___________________________
9b.
__________________: INTERNAL SHAFT
ADIT
LEVEL 1
TIP
__________________: MINE ENTRANCE
HEAD
9C.
RAISE
HEAD FRAME
9h.
WINDING
ROOM
__________________: TUNNEL THAT FOLLOWS
DIRECTION OF REEF
__________________: A LARGE SLAB OF
FROM MINE TO STAMPER BATTERY
QUARTZ SANWICHED BETWEEN THE
VOLCANIC ROCK
That's approximately an $8,000 value per mine-truck loaded with quartz.
9g.
3.what does one ounce look like? Is it as big as your a). head b). hand c).thumb nail
4.How many mine trucks can you find on site?___________________________
VERTICAL TUNNEL
The richest gold find at the Golden Crown mine was found in 2 tons of quartz
9f.
LIGHT PARTICLES
[QUARTZ ROCK]
WASHED AWAY
RIFFLE
TO ACCESS OR DISCOVER ORE BODY
14C.
LEADER
OF QUARTZ
HANGING WALL
OF REEF
__________________: LIGHT PARTICLES
OF QUARTZ SAND - DISCARDED
FOOTWALL
OF REEF
__________________LIFT USED TO CARRY
MINE TRUCKS & PASSENGERS
WILFLEY
TABLE
14d.
LEVEL 7
DRIVE
ALONG REEF
Goldmines operated 24 hours per day, 6 days per week.
Miners worked in shifts underground.
6.How long was a shift ?___________________________
__________________: HEAVY PARTICLES
CONSISTING OF MINERALS SUCH AS
IRON, GOLD + SILVER
Candles supplied light in the mine and warned miners of low oxygen levels.
10.What would happen to the flame of the candle if not enough oxygen was present? ___________________________
Miners lived to an average age of 35 years old. What dangers did miners encounter underground?
CHEMICAL PROCESS
RETORT: Vaporises mercury
Mercury Gas
H
H
7.Name the 3 most common and potentially lethal dangers of the time.________________________________________________
______________________________________________________, + _____________________________________________________
Chamois
Leather
Thames looked like Rotorua 2 million years ago.
Pure mercury
Geo-thermal activity brought gold and other minerals to the earths surface.
8.Digging rock is extremely hard work. What tools did the early miners use,
and how far did they progress through the rock in 8 hours? _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
©02
LINOLEUM
COVERED TABLE
HEAVY
PARTICLES
[MINERALS GOLD & SILVER]
TRAPPED ON
TABLE
__________________: TUNNEL MADE
STOPE
[ORE REMOVED FROM THIS
SECTION OF REEF]
5.How many million dollars worth of gold was there?___________________________
GRAVITATIONAL
SEPARATION
9E.
__________________:
Stamper
Battery
MORTAR
BOX
REEF [ORE BODY]
9d.
__________________TRANSPORTS ORE
The mine averaged 12 ounces of gold per ton of quartz.
14b.
__________________: CRUSHES ORE
ut
The Golden Crown mine is situated on New Zealand's richest goldfield.
14. NAME THE
PARTS OF A
14A.
n
THE
CRUSHING
20 o
GOLDEN CROWN
Thames New Zealand
20 i
GOLDMINE EXPERIENCE
11.How deep did the miners have to dig to find gold / what was the depth of the Golden Crown Shaft?______________
12.What rock is gold found in? ___________________________
13.What is the name of the surrounding volcanic rock? ___________________________
©02
BERDAN: mixes mercury with
gold + silver
14E.
__________________: COMBINED METALS,
MERCURY, GOLD + SILVER
Condenser
Mercury
INGOT MOULD
CRUCIBLE: Melts gold + silver
14f.
__________________: GOLD + SILVER
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9. Name the parts
of a GOLD MINE
__________________: BREAKS UP ORE
BUCKET
ELEVATOR
REEF
OUTCROP
NAME Of StUdENT / GROUP:__________________________
FINE
ORE BIN
REEF
OUTCROP
9A.
1. When was gold first mined at the Golden Crown mine?___________________________
2.How long was the mine open / when did it close down?___________________________
9b.
__________________: INTERNAL SHAFT
ADIT
LEVEL 1
TIP
__________________: MINE ENTRANCE
HEAD
9C.
RAISE
HEAD FRAME
9h.
WINDING
ROOM
__________________: TUNNEL THAT FOLLOWS
DIRECTION OF REEF
__________________: A LARGE SLAB OF
FROM MINE TO STAMPER BATTERY
QUARTZ SANWHICHED BETWEEN THE
VOLCANIC ROCK
That's approximately an $8,000 value per mine-truck loaded with quartz.
9g.
3.what does one ounce look like? Is it as big as your a). head b). hand c).thumb nail
4.How many mine trucks can you find on site?___________________________
VERTICAL TUNNEL
The richest gold find at the Golden Crown mine was found in 2 tons of quartz
9f.
LIGHT PARTICLES
[QUARTZ ROCK]
WASHED AWAY
RIFFLE
TO ACCESS OR DISCOVER ORE BODY
14C.
LEADER
OF QUARTZ
HANGING WALL
OF REEF
__________________: LIGHT PARTICLES
OF QUARTZ SAND - DISCARDED
FOOTWALL
OF REEF
__________________LIFT USED TO CARRY
MINE TRUCKS & PASSENGERS
WILFLEY
TABLE
14d.
LEVEL 7
DRIVE
ALONG REEF
Goldmines operated 24 hours per day, 6 days per week.
Miners worked in shifts underground.
6.How long was a shift ?___________________________
__________________: HEAVY PARTICLES
CONSISTING OF MINERALS SUCH AS
IRON, GOLD + SILVER
Candles supplied light in the mine and warned miners of low oxygen levels.
10.What would happen to the flame of the candle if not enough oxygen was present? ___________________________
Miners lived to an average age of 35 years old. What dangers did miners encounter underground?
CHEMICAL PROCESS
RETORT: Vaporises mercury
Mercury Gas
H
H
7.Name the 3 most common and potentially lethal dangers of the time.________________________________________________
______________________________________________________, + _____________________________________________________
Chamois
Leather
Thames looked like Rotorua 2 million years ago.
Pure mercury
Geo-thermal activity brought gold and other minerals to the earths surface.
8.Digging rock is extremely hard work. What tools did the early miners use,
and how far did they progress through the rock in 8 hours? _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
©02
LINOLEUM
COVERED TABLE
HEAVY
PARTICLES
[MINERALS GOLD & SILVER]
TRAPPED ON
TABLE
__________________: TUNNEL MADE
STOPE
[ORE REMOVED FROM THIS
SECTION OF REEF]
5.How many million dollars worth of gold was there?___________________________
GRAVITATIONAL
SEPARATION
9E.
__________________:
Stamper
Battery
MORTAR
BOX
REEF [ORE BODY]
9d.
__________________TRANSPORTS ORE
The mine averaged 12 ounces of gold per ton of quartz.
14b.
__________________: CRUSHES ORE
ut
The Golden Crown mine is situated on New Zealand's richest goldfield.
14. NAME THE
PARTS OF A
14A.
n
THE
CRUSHING
20 o
GOLDEN CROWN
Thames New Zealand
20 i
G OLDM I NE E XPE R IE NCE
11.How deep did the miners have to dig to find gold / what was the depth of the Golden Crown Shaft?______________
12.What rock is gold found in? ___________________________
13.What is the name of the surrounding volcanic rock? ___________________________
©02
BERDAN: mixes mercury with
gold + silver
14E.
__________________: COMBINED METALS,
MERCURY, GOLD + SILVER
Condenser
Mercury
INGOT MOULD
CRUCIBLE: Melts gold + silver
14f.
__________________: GOLD + SILVER
©02