#KIDS IN MIND LAND OF MINE FULL#
Gold production would hit even higher rates if Australians, Federation Mining went in to full production at Waiuta near Reefton. Given that the price has been relatively high and given that a lot of people would probably have more established operations than they had the year before, I would predict that production will be higher this year as well, but we'd have to wait for the numbers to come in sometime next year." "We have had a level-four lockdown but not for as long as we did last year. Minerals West Coast manager Patrick Phelps said despite a lockdown, last year saw the amount of gold pulled out of the ground in his region sky rocket by more than 30 percent. The larger players were also showing renewed interest, with 108 permits applied for last year and another 57 coming in so far in 2021. In general those times are gone, but every so often somebody strikes it lucky."
"During the Gold Rush they were finding buckets full in a rather short time. He said just last weekend a couple of gold fossickers in the Nelson area found a single nugget worth a staggering $15,000.
The business now takes up two large garages on his property from where he sells everything a small player might need to make their fortune, including the latest gadgets such as metal detectors.ĭan Gerber said business had never been better, with increasing numbers trying their hand at the 19 spots approved for recreational gold fossicking, which were all in the South Island and didn't require a permit. In 2009 he hung up his gold pan and began what started out as a small business selling prospecting equipment out of a small shed. "I got infected with that gold fever in the late 80s down in Arrowtown and I tell you it's even more dangerous than the coronavirus, because you never actually get rid of it, and then the crazy thing is that there is no medication."
#KIDS IN MIND LAND OF MINE TV#
Spurred on by a relatively high gold price, up by nearly 20 percent on the start of last year, and the popularity of Aussie TV shows showing everyday people making it rich, gold fever has taken hold.ĭan Gerber doesn't mind admitting he's come down with a bad case of gold fever.
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