Farewell to a top civil contractor and gold miner (NZ)
Mar 25, 2018 11:47:08 GMT 12
Post by RKC on Mar 25, 2018 11:47:08 GMT 12
G'day,
Farewell to a top civil contractor and gold miner – Sam March
In the late 1970s Sam and Buzz were aware of another Christchurch contracting company, Ryan Brothers, gold mining very successfully in the Skippers Canyon, Queenstown.
One day Ron Bodger said, “Look do you boys want to go gold mining?” As usual being up for any adventure Sam and Buzz said “Hell yes”.
Ron had access to mining permits and the first gold mining venture started during the Christmas period of 1979-1980.
The boys built a small shaker screen in the workshop at MCL in Christchurch and established this near Rum Curries Hut on the banks of the Kawerau River in the Gibbston Valley along with a Hitachi UH09 excavator and Fiat Allis FL10 Track Loader.
This small venture made them $38,000 over the Christmas break and at that point gold fever set in!
contractormag.co.nz/contractor/profile_c/sam-march/
Regards,
Rob (RKC)
Farewell to a top civil contractor and gold miner – Sam March
In the late 1970s Sam and Buzz were aware of another Christchurch contracting company, Ryan Brothers, gold mining very successfully in the Skippers Canyon, Queenstown.
One day Ron Bodger said, “Look do you boys want to go gold mining?” As usual being up for any adventure Sam and Buzz said “Hell yes”.
Ron had access to mining permits and the first gold mining venture started during the Christmas period of 1979-1980.
The boys built a small shaker screen in the workshop at MCL in Christchurch and established this near Rum Curries Hut on the banks of the Kawerau River in the Gibbston Valley along with a Hitachi UH09 excavator and Fiat Allis FL10 Track Loader.
This small venture made them $38,000 over the Christmas break and at that point gold fever set in!
contractormag.co.nz/contractor/profile_c/sam-march/
Regards,
Rob (RKC)