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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Emma Ricketts in Wellington

BIZARRE: How could they mine here new zealand grapples with new push for resource riches | Mind Blowing Facts

The Punakaiki Pancake rocks in New Zealand’s South Island.
The Punakaiki Pancake rocks in New Zealand’s South Island. The area may soon be home to a new mine, part of a wider push to extract mineral resources in the country. Photograph: Jos Buurmans/Getty Images/500px

Stretching down New Zealand’s rugged West coast, the land is rich in natural wonders – from rainforests to rock formations stacked like slate pancakes and battered into shape by the pounding sea.

The coastal road winds south to a wide plain known as the Barrytown Flats, home to a vast deposit of minerals that prompted a 19th century gold rush.

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