SECTION 2 Environmental Setting C:\D Data\GWS C Drive\GWS\Client Files\1344 OGL - WKP\4 Deliverables\WKP Final Draft Report\June Report\WAI-985-000-REP-LC-0030. Final_Rev_0.docx 3 2. Environmental Setting 2.1 Site Location The Wharekirauponga deposit is located approximately 10km north of the township of Waihi. The resource lies beneath Department of Conservation (DOC) land within the Wharekirauponga Minerals Mining Permit (60541) area. The Wharekirauponga orebody is located approximately 4.5 km north east of the, now decommissioned, Golden Cross mine and is essentially a strike extension of the same regional scale northeast trending structure. Figure 1 shows the general location of the deposits within the Wharekirauponga catchment. Figure 1 Location of the Wharekirauponga Deposit 2.2 Physiography The site is located within the Wharekirauponga Valley in relatively steep, bush covered topography with a deeply incised stream oriented in a NE-SW direction. Surrounding peak elevations are highest to the south west at Whakamoehau Peak at 750 m RL. An elevated ridge, averaging 600 m RL, forms a catchment divide that is oriented in a southwest to northeast direction. The ridge that forms the south eastern catchment boundary is generally lower, falling to between 200 to 300 m RL. Throughout the catchment, and below an elevation of approximately 300 m RL, topographic gradients flatten. The topography within the area of the Wharekirauponga deposits ranges from around 180 to 260 m RL, with the stream elevation
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