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BusinessSeptember 14

Oceana unveils expansion plans

Oceana Gold has unveiled a 10-year corporate strategy for more expansion.

BusinessMarch 16

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.

Central OtagoJanuary 13

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.

BusinessDecember 19

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.

BusinessOctober 27

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.

BusinessAugust 25

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.

BusinessJune 13

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.

BusinessOctober 28

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.

BusinessAugust 28

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.

NationalAugust 27

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.

NationalJuly 4

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.

OpinionJune 26

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.

BusinessJune 25

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.

NationalJune 23

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.

BusinessJune 12

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.

DunedinMay 3

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.

The MixFebruary 1

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.

BusinessSeptember 25

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.

BusinessAugust 30

Better year seen for NZ mining companies

Delegates attending the influential Institute of Mining and Metallurgy conference in Queenstown were upbeat about New Zealand's prospects. Business reporter Simon Hartley wraps up the conference.

BusinessAugust 28

Minister's talk hits spot with miners

"Incremental" legislative changes and engaging with affected communities were prevalent themes at the opening of the New Zealand branch of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) annual conference yesterday.

BusinessMay 28

Multimillion-dollar injection for Central mining

L&M Mining will spend more than $10 million a year in Central Otago for the next six years through its Earnscleugh gold-mining operation.

NewsMay 25

Debate on merits of mining attracts 200

About 200 people attended a debate at the University of Otago in Dunedin last night on the merits of mining.

BusinessMay 22

Boost to Crown Minerals funding irks Greens

A doubling of Crown Minerals funding to $14.8 million in the Budget has incensed the Green Party, which is opposed on several fronts to any expansion of mineral exploration or production in New Zealand.

BusinessMay 22

Stout Aussie dollar mars mining

The rejuvenated Australian mining sector is being hit hard by the strength of the Aussie dollar against the US, with some ASX100 resource stocks downgraded by up to 10%.

BusinessApril 27

Bathurst pleased with submissions

West Coast newcomer Bathurst Resources could begin open-cast coal-mining operations by the end of the year if its 24 resource consent applications - due to heard on June 7 in Westport - are granted.