Waihi North Project Preliminary Site Investigation (Ground Contamination) Williamson Water & Land Advisory Limited 15 2.2.3 Proposed Gladstone Open Pit Gladstone Open Pit, Figure 4: Gladstone Hill is accessed off Clarke Street to the southwest of the Processing Plant and WTP site (Photographs 16 and 26). An access road runs between Winner Hill and Gladstone Hill to the Processing Plant and WTP site. The Favona portal is located beneath Gladstone Hill. Adjacent Winner Hill is vegetated and a portion, planted in pine forest, is currently used for recreational purposes (mountain biking, running) and livestock grazing. Gladstone Hill is largely cleared. Walking tracks occur around the perimeter of Winner Hill, along the Ohinemuri River which borders the south and west of the GOP site. A derelict dairy shed (Photograph 23), yards (Photograph 25), and an old brick wall (Photograph 24) are located to the west of, and outside, the GOP site, not far along the farm track accessed from the end of Clarke Street. The dairy shed is of steel and corrugated iron construction. Photograph 23. Derelict dairy shed. Photograph 24. Old brick wall behind the dairy shed. Photograph 25. Stockyards behind the dairy shed and brick wall. Photograph 26. View northwest from Gladstone Hill, the Favona portal is straight ahead under the vegetated area in the foreground.
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