Alluvial Gold Mining

Alluvial Gold Mining

Alluvial gold mining, or river gold mining, is one of the most common and most accessible forms of gold mining in New Zealand. The government has set aside 16 areas for the general public to practice their gold mining skills without any need for licensing.  Use your gold panning skills to discover the adventure that is alluvial gold mining.

On a larger scale alluvial gold mining takes on a number of forms. Sluice boxes are a step up from panning, and these can range in size from the backpacker’s version to much larger versions that essentially channeled whole water courses through a sluice while the river banks were washed down and through the sluice much