What we do know is that the two main gold deposits are in deep quartz veins beneath mountains of eastern Northland called Whakarara and Puhipuhi. Accessing gold beneath both would involve literally moving mountains, destroying native forests and reopening some of the largest mercury beds in the country. ........
Toxic waste from hard rock mining, over 18 tonnes per gold ring, would need to be safely stored beyond time scales we can imagine. Both areas are prone to extreme floods as witnessed in recent years.
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