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Prohibition Mine At Waiuta Historic Reserve

Exploring Prohibition Mine At Waiuta Historic Reserve. (After a day of exploring Waiuta Historic Mine and Town I stayed the night in Reefton. The next morning I explored the Prohibition Mine and Snowy Battery, Snowy battery and powerhouse tracks are closed. Contaminated site with excessive levels of arsenic, mercury and cyanide plus a slip on the track to the powerhouse. Some no brains low life has shot holes in some of the signs. Waiuta was founded in 1906 as a company town to exploit one of the most regular and persistent gold reefs found anywhere in the world. More than 600 people lived here in its heyday, a close-knit community of people from diverse backgrounds. Due to its isolation Waiuta had many of the services and facilities that were the envy of much larger towns. Sporting and social events created a strong sense of community and identity that former residents and descendants continue to maintain to this day. Mining was challenging with the narrowing gold bearing quartz reef plunging to great depths. Ingenuity and tenacity, including the sinking of New Zealand’s deepest shaft to nearly 900m (264m of which were below sea level), created a highly successful and productive mine. Working below ground was tough, with poor lighting and fumes making conditions difficult. Many miners died young from damage to their lungs caused by inhalation of ever-present quartz dust. In 1951 following the collapse of the Blackwater Shaft which provided ventilation to the various underground workings, the London-based company Consolidated Goldfields made the sudden decision to close the mine. The effect on the town was almost instantaneous with people leaving within weeks in search of new jobs. Most of the buildings were taken away and the machinery sold, scrapped or left behind.) #mining #abandoned #westcoast