Regulating the seabed: determining the future of deep sea mining
In June, Nauru island activated a UN sub-clause that gives two years to regulate deep sea mining. Since then, debate…
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Bathurst Resources to close Canterbury coal mine in New Zealand
Coal mining company Bathurst Resources (BRL) will close its Canterbury Coal mine located 70km west of Christchurch in the South…
OceanaGold receives permits for Macraes mine expansion in New Zealand
Multinational gold producer OceanaGold has received the necessary permits to expand the Macraes gold operation in New Zealand.
Rio Tinto to close New Zealand Aluminium Smelters
Global mining giant Rio Tinto has announced its plans to wind down operations and eventually close New Zealand Aluminium Smelters…
Deadlocked: economics versus the environment at New Zealand’s NZ$1bn sand mining project
Trans-Tasman Resources has been involved in a protracted legal battle over a proposed sand mining project off the New Zealand…
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OceanaGold resumes operations at New Zealand gold mines
Gold mining firm OceanaGold has resumed operations in New Zealand after the government lowered the country’s Covid-19 alert level from…
Rio Tinto to consider Tiwai Aluminium Smelter closure in New Zealand
Rio Tinto is considering a possible closure of New Zealand’s Aluminum Smelter (NZAS) at Tiwai Point, citing weakness in the…
New Zealand officials re-enter Pike River mine after nine years
New Zealand officials have re-entered the abandoned Pike River mine on the country’s South Island, nine years after a string…
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