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Mining in the Kahurangi, West of Nelson. - Cloustons Mine
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Posted : Monday, 7 December 2015 11:08:29 PM(UTC)
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Visited the mine in the weekend. There are still rail tracks in the tunnel.
Does anyone know what was mined out of Cloustons mine. Can't seem to find any information.

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Posted : Tuesday, 8 December 2015 7:44:15 AM(UTC)
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is that kahurangi top of south island or up north
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Hi Mags

There is a couple of pages in "Lost Gold" by Paul Bensemann which covers a bit of the Clouston mine (N/W Nelson KK)

The Kirkcaldie brother started it but only built the hut and started the fluming before going back to Wellington to take over running Kirkcaldie & Stains from their father.

Takaka County then got involved as at that time the Government were paying a Pound for Pound scheme. This was 1911.

By June that year the council had already built 4 km of Upper Takaka house track towards the "Mountain of Gold"

The Mining was headed by Robert Clouston and just above the treeline drove a 126 metre horizontal tunnel with a railway line and mining truck or wagon. Mine workers were housed in a log cabin with a rubberoid roof built in the beech forest just below.

Godfrey Grooby age 16 when the mine was going strong in 1912 called the venture a real swindle and before the officials and investors arrived who were subsidising the unprofitable venture arrived, miners "fired fine gold into the wall with a shotgun'. Clouston's descendants have disputed this statement.

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Posted : Monday, 14 December 2015 6:46:14 PM(UTC)
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Most of the gold in that area has been taken out by well known gold poacher alistair maclean, you'd be lucky to find any thing around their these days


Just found it interesting that there was no information readily available about the history of the mine,or what was mined out of Clouston's mine. Still looks fairly well preserved, though quite a bit of water in tunnel.
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Posted : Tuesday, 15 December 2015 8:15:40 PM(UTC)
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Hey helidredger is Alaister maclean of the motueka brethren maclean clan ?
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Posted : Wednesday, 16 December 2015 6:43:25 PM(UTC)
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Most of the gold in that area has been taken out by well known gold poacher alistair maclean, you'd be lucky to find any thing around their these days


Just found it interesting that there was no information readily available about the history of the mine,or what was mined out of Clouston's mine. Still looks fairly well preserved, though quite a bit of water in tunnel.


Sorry bout that andyK. Wasn't on my laptop and not logged in so did quick reply.
Interesting tho.LOL.
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Posted : Wednesday, 16 December 2015 10:10:21 PM(UTC)
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Originally Posted by: helidredger Go to Quoted Post
Most of the gold in that area has been taken out by well known gold poacher alistair maclean, you'd be lucky to find any thing around their these days


A metal detectorist might have a different opinion.
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Posted : Thursday, 17 December 2015 6:49:17 AM(UTC)
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He must be on to some good pillagable gold aye wonder what stretch of water he's hitting
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