Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Shrubland
- Description: former coal preparation plant in Rotowaro, New Zealand
- Also known as: “Rotowaro Carbonisation Works”
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 2½ km northeast of Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
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 3½ km west of Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
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 8 km south of Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant
- Categories: coal preparation plant, ruins, and historic site
- Location: Waikato District, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.60317° or 37° 36′ 11″ southLongitude
175.07063° or 175° 4′ 14″ eastOpen location code
4VJQ93WC+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 950000643OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrubWikidata ID
Q7370620
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