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Jobs in placer mining in NZ?
pascalfortier  
Posted : Saturday, 11 October 2014 3:30:48 PM(UTC)
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Hi
My name is Pascal Fortier, i mine during the months of April to October in Dawson city Yukon. Right now winter has arrived in Dawson and it will be all over canada in about a month.

Long story short I mined in California USA, Quebec Canada, Cambodia, Yukon Canada.
Visited the Laos, Vietnam, Alaskan, Nevada and Australian gold fields.


When I first got to Dawson city being a small town, word gets around quick, you get to meet everybody and get work fast. Is there any town in New Zealand where an experienced operator and miner can get work and learn the techniques that are particuliar to the New zealand mining industry? Or is all the industry is scattered all over the South island?

Thanks

Here some pictures from this season (Alaska gold Forum) http://bb.bbboy.net/alas...?forum=2&thread=1957
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The Hatter  
Posted : Saturday, 11 October 2014 9:49:32 PM(UTC)
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Hi Pascal

I am a long time member of the Alaskan Forum run by Jim Foley.

Try these people. Deep Pit Alluvial mining operation. Rather Large. At Ross. West Coast New Zealand.

Birchfield Mining. Ph 64 3 755 4181.

Hard rock open cast gold. Try Oceana gold. Open cast pits at Reefton. West Coast South Island and Mcraes Flat Otago.
www.oceanagold.com

Cheers Trev. aka kiwigold on the AK Forum
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NUGGY  
Posted : Sunday, 12 October 2014 10:33:57 PM(UTC)
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I would say the largest concentration of Alluvial or placer miners would be around Hokitika on the West Coast of the south Island. There are quite a few other operations on the West Coast north of there and some in Otago but Hokitika would be the place to start. There are miners from here working in Alaska and Klondike most years, and some of your local contacts will know them, those names would be a good place to start job hunting.
You would need to have the right kind of visa etc too.
Sounds like a plan though, 6 months here and 6 months there - no winter!
Good luck NUGGY
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kiwijw  
Posted : Monday, 13 October 2014 5:47:19 AM(UTC)
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Hi there Pascal, You could also try Waikia Gold in Southland. A newish operation.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/b...on-a-goldmine-once-again

Contact details: http://whitepages.co.nz/w/waikaia-gold/

Good luck in your search.

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KiwiJW (John Wilson)
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pascalfortier  
Posted : Thursday, 16 October 2014 8:42:05 AM(UTC)
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Thanks guys!!! Much appreciated These are some very good leads!


As for the visa being under 35 and canadian I am automatically granted a one year work visa, as long I fullfill some really basics requirements. I think kiwis gets 2 years with similar low requirements also if they come to Canada.
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