Gold Rush 1860's

Today In Hurumanu 1 (New Zealand History) we learned about the 1860's and above Gold Rush. The main place that the gold rush happened was the Coromandel Peninsula and the West Coast of New Zealand. Once we learned about it we had some questions we had to answer about why Gold is valuable and Where the Gold Rush was, etc. Here are the questions.

1. Why is gold valuable?

Gold is valuable because it's a Malluable material which means it can be melted down and moulded into a different shape that's why Gold is used in Jewellery. Gold is also valuable because it's Rare and looks Attractive.

2. Write a sentence containing the words 'Flecks', 'Quartz' and 'Vein' to say where Gold is found.

Gold is fount as very small flecks in the quartz veins of hard rocks.

3. Where would you find alluvial gold?

You find alluvial gold in rocks that have been worn down over hundreds of thousands of years.

4. Copy the quote that any gold miner would tell you if you asked: "Where is Gold Found"?

"Where it be, there it be"

5. List 6 regions where gold is found in NZ. 1. Otago 2. West Coast 3. Southland 4. Golden Bay 5. Marlborough 6. Coromandel Peninsula.

6. Gold is a rare element. List 4 properties that describe it. 1. It's Inert 2. It's Very Heavy 3. It's Shiny 4. It's Malleable (It can be melted and moulded into a different shape.

7. Name the first European to discover gold in Aotearoa.

Charles Ring. Where was he from? Tasmania. Where did he find gold? At a driving creek near Coromandel Township. When did he find gold? 1852.

8. State how much gold has been found in NZ up to 2003. 998.71 Tonnes

312 tonnes from the Coromandel Peninsula. 274 tonnes from the West Coast. 265 tonnes from Otago.

9. Gold rushes in the following regions started on which date? Coromandel:1867, Golden Bay:1867, Otago:1861, West Coast:1865.

10. List the dates of 2 major and 1 smaller boom in production. Major:1862, 1867, Minor:1982

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