Waipuna
Waipuna is a mine in Auckland Region, North Island. Waipuna is situated nearby to the locality Rotowaro, as well as near the hamlet Glen Afton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant
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The Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant, also known as the Waikato Carbonisation Plant, was a coal processing plant in the Rotowaro/Huntly area, New Zealand. It was also the first plant to use the Lurgi process in the Southern Hemisphere. Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant is situated 2 km west of Waipuna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rotowaro and Glen Afton.
Rotowaro
Locality
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Rotowaro was once a small coal mining township approximately 10 km west of Huntly in the Waikato region of New Zealand. The town was built especially for miners houses, but was entirely removed in the 1980s to make way for a large opencast mine.
Glen Afton
Hamlet
Glen Afton and Pukemiro are twin settlements in the Waikato District, in northern Waikato region of New Zealand's North Island. The nearest town is Huntly, some 14 km away. Glen Afton is situated 5 km west of Waipuna.
Glen Massey
Hamlet
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Glen Massey is a former mining village, 9.5 km west of Ngāruawāhia, which was, until 1958, terminus of the Glen Massey Line. It then went into decline, but is now becoming a home for Hamilton commuters. Glen Massey is situated 7 km south of Waipuna.
Waipuna
- Type: Mine
- Category: industry
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.60821° or 37° 36′ 30″ southLongitude
175.0902° or 175° 5′ 25″ eastElevation
79 metres (259 feet)Open location code
4VJQ93RR+P3GeoNames ID
6247795
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