The mothballed Birchfield Minerals giant gold dredge, in its working days on the West Coast.PHOTO: SUPPLIEDNgahere Mining Co is buying Birchfield Minerals' mothballed giant gold dredge and buying up three associated Grey Valley dairy farms. "They have made an offer for the three farms and the dredge," Mr Birchfield said. It is the gold dredge and my block of land, which at present is a dairy run-off." "We have made an offer to purchase and we want to recommission the dredge operation," Mr Courtesi said. Mr Birchfield said the gold dredge was mothballed due to resource consent issues and falling gold prices at the time, in 2012.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 31, 2019 15:38 UTC