The mine's vastness.
A load of ore leaves the tunnel entrance.
Entering the tunnel.
'ODT' reporter Sally Rae (left) talks tio underground contract superintendent Geoff Hender.
A Jumbo drill rig deepens the mine.
View through the windscreen while driving in the tunnels.
Miners' underground smoko room.
Gold cards.
A grader maintains the underground roading.
Exiting the mine tunnel.
Explosive charges release more ore from the opencast pit.
Loading ore.
Loading ore.
Loading ore.
This load of underground ore will be consolidated and moved by a bigger truck.
Another load of ore leaves the pit.
Perfect woman Lynne Ward with her truck.
Another load leaves the pit.
Ready for processing.
Ore heads for processing.
Metallurgist Geua Kivung.
Ore is treated with chemmicals to extract the gold.
After work: Stanley's Hotel at Macraes village.
Aerial view by Gerard O'Brien.
Otago Daily Times photographer Craig Baxter takes a tour through Oceana Gold's Macraes mine, where gold ore is extracted both from underground and from opencast pits. Photo prints available from otagoimages.co.nz.