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Iron ore mining in Golden Bay / Mohua, New Zealand

Pipe Dreams at Onekaka. From the earliest days of European settlement in Golden Bay/Mohua, there were high hopes for an iron industry. Crown agent, Mathew …

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New Zealand's goldfields – Gold and gold …

New Zealand's goldfields. New Zealand has three main goldfields and each has its own geology. In Otago (and Marlborough) gold is found in quartz veins in schist and in river gravels which have weathered from …

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Where can I pan for gold in New Zealand? | Dredge NZ

Hokitika. Hokitika is one of the best spots to look for gold. There are a handful of areas set aside for recreational gold fossicking near Hokitika. Some have a picnic, barbecue, and camping facilities, and most are easy to access. Alluvial gold is present in all these areas, although the concentrations can sometimes be low.

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Gold Deposits of New Zealand | Geology for Investors

The domestic seabed mining framework. 19 In New Zealand, seabed mining is governed by three key pieces of legislation: 19.1 the Crown Minerals Act 1991 (CMA) governs …

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Macraes, Otago, New Zealand

Welcome to Macraes, located inland from the east coast of New Zealand's South Island, just over an hour from Dunedin and Oamaru en route to Central Otago. Where remnants of the gold rushes of the 1800's meet …

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Industrial Minerals in New Zealand

The Ruakaka deposit consists of andesine (67%), quartz (25%), iron-rich minerals (4%) and rock fragments (4%). The northern end of Ruakaka Flats is estimated to contain 50 Mt of sand, which would yield, at 60% recovery, 30 Mt of saleable minerals. At the southern end there is probably in excess of 350 Mt of sand.

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Mining

The two main types of gold mine were: 'hard rock' quartz mines, and. alluvial mining which included panning and cradling, sluicing and dredging. Considerable prospecting …

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Gold cycle, Department of Geology | University of Otago

Golden Rivers: Gold in the mountains. Gold occurs in thin veins of white quartz near the crest of the Southern Alps. The gold is accompanied by pyrite (iron sulphide, fools gold) and arsenopyrite ( iron arsenic sulphide). These minerals were left in fractures in the rock as hot water (over 200 degrees C) made its way towards the surface from ...

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New Zealand seabed mining moves closer with EPA approval

50,000 leagues under the sea: Deep sea mining and the world of tomorrow. New Zealand phosphate sea mining company seeks EPA approval The South Taranaki Bight Project proposes to excavate up to 50 million tonnes of sand each year, separating iron ore from the sediment and returning 90 per cent of the sand to the seabed in a …

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Mining industry in New Zealand

Gold and silver mining in New Zealand are small segments of the mining industry. The gold production volume of the Macraes Mine, the most productive gold …

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New Zealand to review risk and benefits of …

New Zealand will undertake a review of the risks and benefits of seabed mining and whether domestic regulation is needed, the government announced on Friday. Environment Minister David Parker …

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New Talisman Gold buys 80% of New Zealand's Rahu Project

The New Zealand-listed company acquired 100 per cent of Newcrest NZ Exploration, a Newcrest Mining subsidiary New Talisman Gold buys 80% of New Zealand's Rahu Project - MINING

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KO Gold | Exploring New Zealand for Gold

KO Gold is a Canadian-based exploration company focused on exploring the world-class Otago Gold District on the South Island of New Zealand. KO Gold owns four prospecting and exploration permits in the region, and has an option on the Smylers Gold Project located immediately adjacent to the active Oceana Gold Macraes Gold …

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Gold cycle, Department of Geology | University of Otago

Gold occurs in thin veins of white quartz near the crest of the Southern Alps. The gold is accompanied by pyrite (iron sulphide, fools gold) and arsenopyrite ( iron arsenic …

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What Are The Major Natural Resources Of New Zealand?

Mining in New Zealand has a long history which dates back the period before the European colonization of the country when the Maori people mined argillite. After the colonization, mining began in New Zealand in the latter period of the 19th century and the minerals produced since that time include limestone, gold, iron ore, silver, and coal ...

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Mining in New Zealand by National Library of New Zealand …

A DigitalNZ story by: National Library of New Zealand Topics - Follow the history of gold coal and ironsand mining, and finding pounamu, Examine the conservation and environmental issues around mining. Also covered are types of mining, technology, mining dangers wealth, benefits, and disasters. SCIS no. 1865227

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Mining in New Zealand. Follow the history of gold coal and ironsand mining, and finding pounamu, Examine the conservation and environmental issues around mining. Also covered are types of mining, technology, mining dangers wealth, benefits, and disasters. SCIS no. 1865227. Filter by media type.

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Adani starts operations at $1.2bn copper plant in Gujarat, India. Adani Enterprises' subsidiary Kutch Copper has commenced the first phase of its $1.2bn copper manufacturing plant in Mundra, Gujarat, India. This ….

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Trans-Tasman Resources receives approval for seabed mining in New Zealand

August 9, 2017. Share this article. Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) is set to mine iron sands from the seabed of the South Taranaki Bight (STB) in New Zealand, following approval from the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). The approval was granted by the EPA's decision-making committee (DMC) and will allow the company to recover …

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Gold | New Zealand Geographic

By 1911, Martha was New Zealand's biggest gold mine and the nearby miners' town of Waihi, population 6500, the largest town in the region. Four decades later, Martha's production, after the processing of nearly 11 million t of underground ore, totalled some 5 million oz (155 t) of gold and 35 million oz (1088 t) of silver.

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The Taranaki Iron Sands Mining Appeal: An Environmental …

The Taranaki Iron Sands Mining Appeal: An Environmental Precedent . By Grace Goodwin. Seabed mining has never occurred commercially in New Zealand, and …

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New Zealand supreme court blocks seabed mining consent

A New Zealand offshore mining company has lost its supreme court bid to overturn a decision preventing it from mining millions of tonnes of iron-sand off the coast of South Taranaki, on New ...

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History of mining – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand

In 1870 when James Hector, the director of the New Zealand Geological Survey, described the minerals and mining industry in New Zealand, gold, silver, copper, lead and iron had all been discovered, and small-scale mining was under way. Occurrences of chromium, zinc, antimony and other minerals were known.

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New Zealand's goldfields – Gold and gold mining

New Zealand has three main goldfields and each has its own geology. In Otago (and Marlborough) gold is found in quartz veins in schist and in river gravels which have weathered from schist. On the West Coast and at Golden Bay, gold is found in older …

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Tasman Mining to bring historic New Zealand mine back into production

The Blackwater mine was once the most prolific mine in the Reefton Goldfield, producing 700,000 ounces of gold between 1908 and 1951. Tasman Mining to bring historic New Zealand mine back into ...

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NewPeak gives up New Zealand mineral permits

NewPeak Metals (ASX:NPM) is selling its remaining 25% interest in its New Zealand gold mineral permits, namely Garibaldi and Raggedy Range in the Otago region. Through its subsidiary company NewPeak NZ and partner Neil Stuart, who holds the remaining 75% interest, have entered into an exploration permit acquisition agreement with Canadian …

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New Zealand says no to ironsand mining

A controversial ironsand mining project 36km off the coast of New Zealand was turned down in June after an environmental committee cited a lack of certainty over risks to the environment. Mining company Trans-Tasman Resources will, however, appeal the decision for the project, the first of its kind in NZ, to go ahead. So what are the risks …

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Gold and gold mining – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand

West Coast. Coromandel Peninsula. Other goldfields. Methods of mining. Dredging. Miners. Māori and Chinese miners. Recent mining. Gold and the economy. External …

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New Zealand launches new mineral strategy, industry cautious

Waihi mine in New Zealand. (Image courtesy of OceanaGold). The New Zealand government recently issued its 2019-2029 Minerals and Petroleum Resource Strategy, which highlights the importance of the ...

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Gold fossicking

Gold fossicking. Find out about recreational gold fossicking (including gold panning) in New Zealand. Gold fossicking is the activity of collecting gold by a stream or river using pans, shovels, and sluice boxes. You can do this in designated public gold fossicking areas. There is a low concentration of alluvial gold (found in soil usually ...

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Mining industry in New Zealand

Gold and silver mining in New Zealand are small segments of the mining industry. The gold production volume of the Macraes Mine, the most productive gold mine in the country, amounted to just over ...

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Balancing the Ethics of Mining New Zealand

The Crown owns all gold, silver and uranium in New Zealand, as well as around half of the coal and other mineral resources in the ground, under what's known as the Mineral Estate. The mining sector has flourished due to government support, including a number of initiatives such as loans and grants of between $500 and $300m for small businesses.

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New Zealand's mineral estate

New Zealand's mineral estate. Crown-owned minerals are those minerals that are owned by New Zealanders and administered by the Crown, as set out in the Crown Minerals Act 1991. The Crown automatically owns all petroleum, gold, silver, and uranium in New Zealand and has rights to all minerals in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) - offshore ...

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Manuka Resources releases updated MRE for its Taranaki VTM iron …

Manuka Resources' (ASX:MKR) wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has calculated the Mineral Resource Estimates (MRE) for its Taranaki VTM iron sand project located in New Zealand. Three contiguous resource deposits, the Cook, Kupe, and Tasman VTM deposits that makeup the Taranaki VTM …

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Exploring Greymouth: A Historic New Zealand Gold-Mining …

Greymouth is the largest city and cultural center on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. It is a great base for exploring the nature beauty of the West Coast.You can take a walk here; explore the beaches and museums; or try out the local beers at a winery.Greymouth has a long history of gold mining, and the nearby Shanty …

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History of minerals and coal

Citation: Simon Nathan. 'Mining and underground resources - History of mining', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 13-Jul-12. Minerals mined today. By 1870 an impressive selection of metal ores …

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Newmont sells New Zealand mine to OceanaGold for …

Waihi mine. Newmont Mining (NYSE:NEM) has sold its only mine in New Zealand, Waihi, to OceanaGold (TSX, ASX:OGC) for $101 million, as agreed in a non-binding letter of intent signed by the parties ...