Hooked on Gold's Question of the Week for December 6, 2006.
What was the Dunedin, its' significance, location, years of operation and volume of gold produced.
ANSWER: The Dunedin was a dredge that was in operation in NEW ZEALAND on the Clutha River. It pulled up gravels for 20 years, from 1881 to 1901 and produced 17,000 ounces of gold. The significance of it? It was the world's first COMMERCIALLY successful gold dredge.
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