Oceana unveils expansion plans
Oceana Gold has unveiled a 10-year corporate strategy for more expansion.
Mining
Oceana spending $8m on Macraes search
Oceana spending $8m on Macraes search
Oceana Gold has indicated exploration is continuing at its mainstay Macraes site in East Otago, and spending has been boosted to $8 million during the next two years.
L&M hopes to extend mine deadline
L&M hopes to extend mine deadline
One of the bigger employers in Central Otago, L&M Mining, plans to seek permission to operate its Earnscleugh gold mine past its 2016 deadline.
Peel Mining still in limbo over Rise and Shine
Peel Mining still in limbo over Rise and Shine
Peel Mining, based in Perth, is frustrated with the process it is being forced to go through to find whether it can proceed with its Rise and Shine project based on the Perriam property, close to Cromwell.
NZ ranking improves for mining
NZ ranking improves for mining
An annual Canadian-based global survey of mining companies ranks New Zealand as 26th in its ''policy attractiveness'' for investment, out of 96 regions and countries around the world.
Pressing issues for mining conference
Pressing issues for mining conference
The effects of plunging global commodity prices will be high on the agenda of New Zealand's annual mining conference this week, with hundreds of New Zealand jobs shed during the past year and all companies under operational reviews.
Gold-mining shares plummet
Gold-mining shares plummet
Shares in New Zealand and Australia's largest gold producers have bombed in recent weeks, with Australian giant Newcrest Mining shedding $A9 billion ($NZ10.72 billion) in share value during the past year.
Environment Court to consider Denniston plateau mining project
Environment Court to consider Denniston plateau mining project
A potentially precedent-setting Environment Court case begins in Christchurch today with coal mine developer Bathurst Resources facing legal challenges from Forest and Bird to stop strip mining for coal on the Denniston plateau above Westport, on the West Coast.
Don't kill golden goose: miner to Govt
Don't kill golden goose: miner to Govt
A warning shot was fired across the Government's bows yesterday by Oceana Gold, the country's largest gold producer, over proposals to impose increased tax and royalty payments on the sector.
Miner delegates give environmentalist good hearing
Miner delegates give environmentalist good hearing
A panel of environmentalists put forward their views at the New Zealand branch of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy's annual meeting yesterday in Rotorua.
Key buoyed by backing for more mineral searches
Key buoyed by backing for more mineral searches
Most New Zealanders back the Government's plan to increase exploration for oil, gas and minerals, a Herald-DigiPoll survey suggests.
Govt's scant regard for danger
Govt's scant regard for danger
Government legislation on what is allowed in New Zealand's exclusive economic zone is seriously flawed and betrays the spirit of public consultation, writes Greenpeace's Nathan Argent.
Greens, Labour, attack world heritage land survey
Greens, Labour, attack world heritage land survey
West Coast mining proposals have again attracted headlines, after the Government confirmed a large aerial minerals survey includes swathes of Te Wahipounamu South West, a world heritage area.
NZ miners call for Australian standards
NZ miners call for Australian standards
Workers at an underground coal mine in New Zealand want safety regulations used in Queensland applied to New Zealand mines.
Bathurst hearings set for October
Bathurst hearings set for October
Environment Court challenges will be heard in October over resource consent permits issued to listed West Coast coal mine developer Bathurst Resources.
Variation to mining consent approved
Variation to mining consent approved
A variation to the consent for a diatomite mining operation near Middlemarch means the company will not have to plant trees screening the mine from Moonlight Rd.
Campaigners plan anti-mining festival
Campaigners plan anti-mining festival
More than 100 climate-change campaigners from around the country will gather near Mataura from tomorrow to support Southlanders concerned about the potential impacts of lignite mining on their communities.
Mines like ours
Mines like ours
Solid Energy's general manager of lignite conversion, Greg Visser, says Coal Action Network is entitled to have Mr Plant address its meeting near Mataura.
A whole lot of trouble
A whole lot of trouble
It is not necessarily good news when the mining company comes to town, says Queensland cattle farmer Sid Plant. He tells Mark Price of his experience living next door and why Mataura should leave its coal in the hole.
Bathurst project delayed
Bathurst project delayed
Environmental Court challenges have postponed upgrade plans for Westport's port, and the potential employment of hundreds of staff, until mediation or a court decision, allows coal miner Bathurst Resources to begin West Coast production.