Jones Creek Gold Fossicking Area: Fossicking in Westland District, West Coast

Jones Creek Gold Fossicking Area is a mapped fossicking spot in Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand. Reported finds include gold. Below: coordinates, access notes, and nearby spots.

About Jones Creek Gold Fossicking Area

Jones Creek flows beside Mount Greenland Road at the edge of Ross, a gold town 30 km south of Hokitika on State Highway 6, and part of the creek is set aside for permit-free fossicking with hand-held, non-motorised tools. Alluvial gold is present, though concentrations are low, and signs at the creek mark the boundaries and rules. The Ross Goldfield Water Race Walkway starts near the Ross Goldfields Information and Heritage Centre at the end of Aylmer Street and follows an old water race through regenerating forest past tunnels, dam sites and a replica miner's hut.

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Quick details

Access: Public area
Area: Westland District
Region: West Coast
Coordinates: -42.90870, 170.80670

Land & fossicking status

Generally open to casual fossicking

Public-tagged New Zealand spots are usually designated public gold fossicking areas under the Crown Minerals Act or beaches where casual collecting of loose stones is accepted. Hand tools only, and check local conditions before you dig.

Stay inside public fossicking areas for gold panning, use hand tools only, and treat DOC reserves and national parks as closed to collecting. Pounamu (greenstone) in the South Island is owned by Ngai Tahu, and collecting it is prohibited apart from a limited beach find you can carry out by hand in one trip.

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Jones Creek Gold Fossicking Area FAQ

Where is Jones Creek Gold Fossicking Area?+

Jones Creek Gold Fossicking Area is in Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand, at -42.90870, 170.80670.

What rocks and minerals can you find at Jones Creek Gold Fossicking Area?+

Jones Creek Gold Fossicking Area is reported to produce Gold.

Is fossicking allowed at Jones Creek Gold Fossicking Area?+

Generally open to casual fossicking. Public-tagged New Zealand spots are usually designated public gold fossicking areas under the Crown Minerals Act or beaches where casual collecting of loose stones is accepted. Hand tools only, and check local conditions before you dig. Public gold fossicking areas allow hand-tool panning without a permit, but DOC reserves, national parks, and pounamu are off-limits, so always confirm land access before a trip.

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