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DunedinApril 18

Meeting to discuss coal mining plans

A public meeting in Dunedin tomorrow will debate what an organiser says is "one of the biggest environmental issues facing New Zealand" - the proposed expansion of coal mining in Eastern Southland and South Otago.

BusinessMarch 29

Glass Earth begins drilling at Serpentine

Gold explorer listed Glass Earth Gold has begun a $200,000 six-week five-hole drilling programme at its Serpentine prospect, 13km north of Lake Onslow, near Millers Flat.

EditorialMarch 20

Digging up our natural capital

The National-led Government dipped a tentative toe in the conservation estate last year when Gerry Brownlee argued the case for digging up parts in a search for mineral wealth or, to be more specific, to find the pot of gold that would - just like that, it seemed - place our economy on a par with Australia's.

BusinessFebruary 8

Broken Hill to offer another mining option

Investors will have another mining stock to consider next week, with the dual listing of Broken Hill Prospecting Ltd on Wednesday, which raised $A4.5 million ($NZ5.9 million) during its initial public offering.

BusinessJanuary 28

Greywolf in permit, funding, listing bid

Sydney-based Greywolf Goldmining - which is spearheading Chinese interests considering mining and energy investments in New Zealand - hopes to be fully permitted, funded and listed on the stock exchange by year end.

BusinessJanuary 25

Oceana shares down 33% from high

The gloss has dulled on Oceana Gold shares which have shed 33% in value following a stellar run to their high of $5.41 last September.

QueenstownDecember 21

Consent granted for gold mine - at a cost

Golden Bush Mining has been granted consent to operate an open cast alluvial gold mine on Schoolhouse Flat in the Nevis Valley, although its directors are unhappy by the cost of the resource consent process.

NewsDecember 12

Assessment of mining effects not full enough: NZHPT

An assessment of the effect Golden Bush's proposed mining operation may have on the lower Nevis Valley did not go far enough, a resource consent hearing in Cromwell was told yesterday.

DunedinDecember 8

Solid Energy defends Southland lignite plan

Solid Energy is defending its plans for Southland lignite after Parliament's environmental watchdog suggested it made no sense for taxpayers to spend billions of dollars subsidising even one lignite-to-diesel conversion plant.

BusinessDecember 7

Chinese mining decision expected soon

Chinese energy company Qinghua Group is expected to announce before the end of the month whether it will launch itself into New Zealand, in what could be a multibillion-dollar investment into lignite conversion, port development and a steel mill.

BusinessDecember 3

Caution greets mining interest

Reaction has been muted to a potential billion-dollar mining investment in New Zealand by Chinese company, the Qinghua Group.

BusinessDecember 2

Heritage Gold says BHPL extends closing date of offer

Heritage Gold (NZ) Ltd said it asked Broken Hill Prospecting Ltd (BHPL) for more time to consider its initial public offer and the closing date for the offer has been extended to December 20 as a result.

NationalNovember 29

Saved by late arrival, miner 'could have easily been blown to bits'

The 50-year-old coal-cutter who missed the bus to work says he is "very lucky" to have survived the explosion which trapped 29 of his workmates underground at the Pike River Coal mine.

NationalNovember 29

Anxiety mounts over miners' fate

As the country remains on edge over the fate of the trapped West Coast miners, Greymouth Mayor Tony Kokshoorn says serious questions will have to be asked about how the explosion at the Pike River Coal mine could have happened.

BusinessNovember 26

New listing a fillip for mining scene

Bathurst Resources, a more than $A300 million ($NZ385 million) coal-mining company, listed on the New Zealand stock exchange yesterday,The news lifted the mood at the New Zealand's annual mining conference in Auckland, which had been under a cloud of gloom in the wake of the Pike River Coal mining tragedy.

BusinessNovember 25

Mining patchy; still exploring

Southern mining companies have provided many of the industry highlights during the past year but, overall, the sector has seen a downturn in several critical areas.

NationalNovember 24

Inherent dangers hard to deal with

Halting a cycle of multiple-fatality coal-mining disasters in this country will be difficult, given the inherent dangers of such mining, University of Otago geologist Dr Mike Palin says.

BusinessNovember 24

Exploring under the landscape

A diverse range of subjects was introduced at the annual New Zealand branch of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) conference yesterday, as a geoscience conference finished and the mining sector stepped in.

NewsNovember 22

Pall on mining, metallurgy conference

This year's annual New Zealand branch conference of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) will be overshadowed by the unfolding disaster at the Pike River Coal mine on the West Coast.

NationalNovember 21

Testing times for South Island

After a year that has tested South Islanders to the core, 2011 probably cannot come fast enough.

NationalNovember 21

Re-establish School of Mines, specialist says

The former University of Otago School of Mines should be re-established and other steps taken to further improve safety in the mining industry, after miners were trapped underground in the Pike River Coal mine, Dunedin mining consultant Ron King says.

EditorialNovember 21

Anguish shared

No New Zealander will be untouched by the unfolding mining drama on the West Coast.

OpinionNovember 14

Year of silly advice on climate change

Calls to ban coal and lignite mining are irresponsible, and dodge the real issues concerning climate change, writes Chris Baker.