The cache is NOT at the published co-ordinates. This is a Bonus Cache for the Adventure Lab Waihi, Gold Town. You will need to complete the Ad Lab to get the information to obtain the final co-ordinates. Scan the QR code below or follow the link.
The Cache can be found at: S37 23.ABC E175 50.DEF
This area can be a very busy area over weekends and Holiday periods. Please take care to be extreamely stealthy.
Dug from humble wasteland by the Waihi Gold Mining Company in the late 1980’s, Mine Lake may have started life as an ugly duckling, but it has since grown into a surprisingly attractive swan.
When gold mining in Waihi clunked to a standstill in 1952, dewatering also ceased and the groundwater returned to its original pre-mining level. As a result the collapsed ‘Milking Cow’ workings at the eastern end of Pukewa (Martha hill) filled with water creating a small lake, known as Mine Lake.
Remembered by some as a dreary lake with gloomy dark water surrounded by bush and old mine workings, Mine Lake was a popular public space nevertheless, not to mention home to a large number of waterfowl and ducks.
Therefore, when gold mining cranked into gear once more in the late 1980’s, the Gold Mining Company at the time (Waihi Gold Mining) created a new lake (okay, large pond) near the Ohinemuri River in compensation for the inevitable loss of the one at Pukewa.
Watch young ones as you are near water, bridges and main roads.
There area number of parking areas near by.
Thank you for doing my Adventure Lab and Bonus Cache.