Digital Tools for the Promotion of Geological and Mining Heritage: Case Study from the Thames Goldfield, Aotearoa, New Zealand

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aut.relation.endpage253
aut.relation.issue8
aut.relation.journalGeosciences
aut.relation.startpage253
aut.relation.volume13
dc.contributor.authorCocal-Smith, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorHinchliffe, Graham
dc.contributor.authorPetterson, Michael G
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-04T23:56:11Z
dc.date.available2023-09-04T23:56:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-21
dc.description.abstractThe geoheritage value in the Thames District, North Island, New Zealand, is notable for its over 50 epithermal gold deposits associated with the Coromandel Volcanic Zone, significant to the region’s geological, cultural, and mining heritage. This case study was conducted in collaboration with the Thames School of Mines and Mineralogical Museum to develop a series of web-based applications for public outreach and an accessible museum experience through the utilization of specimens from the mineralogical museum. This research applies a conceptual framework of ex situ geoheritage to explore links between local geology with cultural and mining heritage. Minerals and rock specimens collected for the Thames School of Mines Mineralogical Museum were used to create 3D virtual models demonstrating the epithermal mineralization in the Thames Goldfield. Outputs of this project consist of two digital products, including a digital mineral and rock repository and the dissemination of the geological collection through integrating the photogrammetric models into a user-friendly outreach, ArcGIS Storymaps, to depict the geoheritage relationship of the specimens to regional gold mining, and at the same time, to be developed to be implemented in geoscience education and communication. The results of this paper are intended to promote the use of digital tools for enhancing and raising awareness of the geoheritage values of the Thames Goldfield. This approach has relevance for Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands in raising awareness of geological, mineral, and mining heritage within widely distributed and often isolated communities across island archipelago nations.
dc.identifier.citationGeosciences, ISSN: 2076-3263 (Print); 2076-3263 (Online), MDPI AG, 13(8), 253-253. doi: 10.3390/geosciences13080253
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/geosciences13080253
dc.identifier.issn2076-3263
dc.identifier.issn2076-3263
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16643
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/13/8/253
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject37 Earth Sciences
dc.subject3705 Geology
dc.subject0403 Geology
dc.subject0907 Environmental Engineering
dc.subject0909 Geomatic Engineering
dc.subject3705 Geology
dc.subject3706 Geophysics
dc.titleDigital Tools for the Promotion of Geological and Mining Heritage: Case Study from the Thames Goldfield, Aotearoa, New Zealand
dc.typeJournal Article
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