Clough & Associates Ltd. Page 2 Union Hill Heritage Management Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction........................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose.............................................................................................................................. 3 Land Status and Scope of Plan.......................................................................................... 3 Land Use ........................................................................................................................... 5 Stakeholders ...................................................................................................................... 6 Statutory Requirements..................................................................................................... 7 Relationship to Conservation Plan.................................................................................. 11 History................................................................................................................................. 12 Historical Summary ........................................................................................................ 12 The Heritage Remains......................................................................................................... 17 Description of Heritage Remains................................................................................... 17 Archaeological Sites ....................................................................................................... 18 Significance..................................................................................................................... 18 Management Guidelines ..................................................................................................... 36 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 36 Newmont Operations ...................................................................................................... 37 Maintenance .................................................................................................................... 39 Remedial Work ............................................................................................................... 43 Vegetation ....................................................................................................................... 47 Visitors and Local Community....................................................................................... 49 Research .......................................................................................................................... 55 Bibliography ....................................................................................................................... 57 Appendix A: Plans of Heritage Features ............................................................................ 58 Appendix B: Safety Report ................................................................................................. 72 Cover photo: Waihi Battery tube mill floor, looking northeast, December 2012
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