Mine for gold and discover all things "gold" at Goldfields Mining Centre!
Thank you Chris, for a fun and informative afternoon and demonstration. The walk around the Chinese mining village was enjoyable and interesting. The best part for myself and partner was the gold panning demonstration class and help for all ages to aid in our new learned skill. Unfortunately we did not strike gold in them those hills lol. Though We can now take our new learned skills onwards and try gold panning out in the rivers and hope to find our fortune hahaha.
Great informative experience Friendly couple
The talk the gentlemen gave was very informative, we related to a lot of information he provided in our trip to Queentown and Dunedin. The lady in the shop was lovely. The machinery that was used 150 years ago was so advanced, it’s incredible how the early goldminers invented such advanced machinery, a lot of the mechanisms I see in operation today.
Was a great day out. Worth the stop friendly staff, will be back to take the kids
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Bridget Smith from New Zealand wrote on 06 November 2024
Great experience
Some really interesting information shared around the history of panning for gold. Really intriguing to see old equipment. Added bonus of getting to pan for your own gold at the end is bliss. Finders keepers!