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.- 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
Rotowaro was once a small coal mining township… Rotowaro is situated 2½ km northeast of Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
Glen Afton
Hamlet
Glen Afton and Pukemiro are twin settlements in the… Glen Afton is situated 3½ km west of Rotowaro Carbonisation Plant.
Glen Massey
Hamlet
Glen Massey is a former mining village, 9.5 km west… 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″ south
Longitude
175.07063° or 175° 4′ 14″ east
Open location code
4VJQ93WC+P7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=scrub
Wikidata ID
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Pukemiro Junction and The Glen Afton Line Heritage Railway.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Puke Coal and Rotowaro Blending Plant.
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