Rotowaro Opencast Mine
Rotowaro Opencast Mine is a quarry in Auckland Region, North Island. Rotowaro Opencast Mine is situated nearby to the peak Paekatare, as well as near Hangapipi.| 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 1½ km northwest of Rotowaro Opencast Mine.
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. Rotowaro is situated 3 km north of Rotowaro 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 4½ km west of Rotowaro Opencast Mine.
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 Rotowaro Opencast Mine.
Rotowaro Opencast Mine
- Type: Quarry
- Category: industry
- Location: Auckland Region, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.61237° or 37° 36′ 45″ southLongitude
175.08251° or 175° 4′ 57″ eastOperator
BT MiningOpen location code
4VJQ93QM+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 516742793OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarry
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Highlights include Pukemiro Junction and The Glen Afton Line Heritage Railway.
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