Macraes Operation

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Macraes launches self-guided modern and historic mining tour

The Macraes Operation launched a self-guided tour of modern and historic mining landmarks, as part of the Waitaki Geopark Festival. The Waitaki Whitestone UNESCO Global Geopark was designated in May this year as New Zealand’s first and Australasia’s only UNESCO Global Geopark. The designation marks the region’s significance as ‘a single, unified geographical area where […]

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Water is as essential to making gold as it is to life

We recently spoke to Gavin Lee, the Macraes Operation’s Environment and Community Manager, about how water is managed on site.  Water is essential to life and underpins the health of people and communities. It has significant social, ecological, cultural and economic values. Water is also vital when mining for and producing gold, and at the […]

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First production from Golden Point Underground at Macraes

Having commenced commercial operations over 31 years ago, the Macraes Operation in New Zealand’s South Island has grown to become one of the world’s lowest-cost operations and New Zealand’s largest gold-producing mine. In late October Macraes celebrated an important milestone – first production from the new Golden Point Underground, with five thousand tonnes of ore […]