Damage inflicted at gold-mining site could reach 500k .
Aug 23, 2019 · A gold mine in the Arahura Valley, north of Hokitika, has been trashed, leaving a repair bill of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The vandalism on Tuesday night comes two months after six other gold claims in the Stafford-Goldsborough area were targeted by thieves, who also inflicted millions of dollars of damage on equipment.