Cox's Mine (Little Maud), Waipori, Clutha District, Otago Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Cox's Mine (Little Maud) | Mine |
| Waipori | - not defined - |
| Clutha District | District |
| Otago Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
45° 46' 36'' South , 169° 52' 30'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Outram | 657 (2011) | 29.5km |
| Milton | 2,009 (2011) | 38.9km |
| Balclutha | 4,441 (2011) | 51.7km |
| Stirling | 320 (2011) | 53.1km |
| Kaitangata | 851 (2011) | 55.4km |
Abandoned gold mine.
Auriferous quartz reef, vertical to steeply north dipping, trending east-west, with well defined schist walls. There are two quartz reefs within the lode, about one foot wide each, named Maori and Maud. The quartz has a comb structure, with small well formed quartz crystals, some showing trapezohedral faces. Large quantities of specimen gold was found within the reef when first mined.
Mining started around 1880, re-opened 1891, and was last worked in 1908-1910 as the Cox's Reef Quartz Mining Company Limited. The mine was developed by Joseph Cox and Edward Clifford. Cox operated a store in Waipori with his brother, William Henry Cox, was postmaster, and worked, or had shares in several mines across the Waipori goldfield since the early 1870's.
Cox and Clifford mined the site from 1880 to 1885, as the Little Maud Gold Mining and Quartz Crushing Company. John Gare is mine manager. A small battery was erected, with the Alves amalgamator and concentrator, a unique invention they had employed to save gold that would normally have gone to the tailings.
The site is just west of the southern most windmill at the Mahinerangi Wind Farm, bordering the upper reaches of Battery Creek. The site is reached by the Eldorado Track off Mahinerangi Road.
In 1872, Cox paid for an advert in a local newspaper, protesting the gold export tax, calling for a Boston Tea Party type protest, and violent revolution to bring down the government.
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15 valid minerals.
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| β Albite Formula: Na(AlSi3O8) Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Arsenopyrite Formula: FeAsS Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Baryte Formula: BaSO4 Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Boulangerite Formula: Pb5Sb4S11 Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β 'Chlorite Group' Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Galena Formula: PbS Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Gold Formula: Au Reference: Marshall, P. (1918) The Geology of the Tuapeka District, Central Otago Division. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 19, 79 pages.
Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β 'Monazite' Formula: REE(PO4) Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Muscovite Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Pyrite Formula: FeS2 Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Quartz Formula: SiO2 Reference: Marshall, P. (1918) The Geology of the Tuapeka District, Central Otago Division. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 19, 79 pages.
Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Rutile Formula: TiO2 Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Scheelite Formula: Ca(WO4) Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Scorodite Formula: Fe3+AsO4 · 2H2O Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Titanite Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
| β Zircon Formula: Zr(SiO4) Reference: Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago). |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| β | Gold | 1.AA.05 | Au |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| β | Arsenopyrite | 2.EB.20 | FeAsS |
| β | Boulangerite | 2.HC.15 | Pb5Sb4S11 |
| β | Galena | 2.CD.10 | PbS |
| β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
| β | Rutile | 4.DB.05 | TiO2 |
| Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
| β | Baryte | 7.AD.35 | BaSO4 |
| β | Scheelite | 7.GA.05 | Ca(WO4) |
| Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
| β | Scorodite | 8.CD.10 | Fe3+AsO4 Β· 2H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| β | Albite | 9.FA.35 | Na(AlSi3O8) |
| β | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
| β | Muscovite | 9.EC.15 | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 |
| β | Titanite | 9.AG.15 | CaTi(SiO4)O |
| β | Zircon | 9.AD.30 | Zr(SiO4) |
| Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
| β | 'Chlorite Group' | - | |
| β | 'Monazite' | - | REE(PO4) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Tuapeka Times newspaper (1872) The Gold Duty, Vol. V, issue 235, 01 August 1872.
Tuapeka Times newspaper (1874) Waipori Mining Notes, Vol. V11, issue 395, 30 September 1874.
Tuapeka Times newspaper (1880) Gold Mining lease to be Granted, Vol. X111, issue 623, 14 April 1880.
Otago Witness newspaper (1884) Mining at Waipori, issue 1699, 14 January 1884.
Otago Witness newspaper (1885) Saving Gold, issue 1736, 28 February 1885.
Otago Witness newspaper (1878) Trip to the Waipori Quartz Reefs, issue 1395, 24 August 1878.
Tuapeka Times newspaper (1910) Warden's Court, Vol. XL11, issue 5761, 27 July 1910.
Marshall, P. (1918) The Geology of the Tuapeka District, Central Otago Division. New Zealand Geological Survey, Bulletin No. 19, 79 pages.
Robinson, B. (2018). Structural setting and paragenesis of the mineralised veins in the Waipori goldfield, southeast Otago, New Zealand (Masters thesis, University of Otago).
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