Murray Creek Gold Mine

Murray Creek Gold Mine is a mine in Nelson, Nelson Bays. Murray Creek Gold Mine is situated nearby to the hamlet Blacks Point, as well as near the locality Crushington.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Blacks Point Museum and Reefton School of Mines.

Blacks Point Museum

Museum

Photo: Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0.

Blacks Point Museum is a museum in Blacks Point, near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Blacks Point Museum is situated 3 km southwest of Murray Creek Gold Mine.

The School of Mines in Reefton, New Zealand was one of a number of mining schools set up to teach the science of mining during the 19th century gold rush. Like the Thames School of Mines it is a Heritage New Zealand Category 1 listed historic building. Reefton School of Mines is situated 3½ km west of Murray Creek Gold Mine.

Reefton Courthouse

Historic building

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Reefton Courthouse is a historic building, which is situated 3½ km west of Murray Creek Gold Mine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Blacks Point and Crushington.

Blacks Point

Hamlet

Blacks Point is a locality near Reefton on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. Blacks Point is located south-west of Reefton on State Highway 7 adjacent to the Inangahua River. Blacks Point is situated 2½ km southwest of Murray Creek Gold Mine.

Crushington

Locality

Crushington is a town beside the Inangahua River in the West Coast region of New Zealand. The settlement is located three kilometres inland from Reefton, on the Lewis Pass road between the West Coast and north Canterbury. Crushington is situated 2½ km southwest of Murray Creek Gold Mine.

Reefton

Photo: Mattinbgn, CC BY 3.0.

Reefton is a small inland town beside the Inangahua River in the West Coast region of New Zealand. With a population of 1,000, it is the 4th biggest town on the West Coast.

Murray Creek Gold Mine

Type: Mine
Category: industry
Location: Nelson, Nelson Bays, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude

-42.11828° or 42° 7′ 6″ south

Longitude

171.91015° or 171° 54′ 37″ east

Elevation

584 metres (1,916 feet)

Open location code

4V9HVWJ6+M3

GeoNames ID

6217691

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