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Luxon escalates War on Nature with mining-heavy Fast …

Christopher Luxon's bleak vision of New Zealand as a giant open-cast mine comes one step closer as the Government announces eleven mining projects it will push through under the controversial fast-track approvals process, says Greenpeace.

No open cast mining on conservation land

There will be no open cast mining on Great Barrier Island or Coromandel, John Key assured Parliament today, while under attack over the Govt's mining plan. ... "New Zealand's land mass is just ...

Open Pit Mining | Macraes Operation

Open Pit mining (also known as Open Cast or Surface mining) involves blasting, excavating and hauling material from surface areas of the operation to the ROM (run of mine) pad. Macraes has a low-grade ore with a 1:10 stripping ratio.

Mining industry in New Zealand

The first coal mine was opened in 1849, leading the way for many more large-scale coalfields to be discovered. As of 2022, New Zealand had 14 productive coal mines …

Mining Methods

Minerals in the terrestrial environment may be mined using underground or open cast methods. Open cast mining is used in situation where the minerals are relatively shallow or less concentrated. Underground mining is used for deposits at greater depth, higher grade deposits, or vein ores. ... In the New Zealand EEZ and Extended Continental ...

Coal Mining : New Zealand Coal Mines

The major New Zealand coalfields are located in the Waikato, the West Coast, Otago and Southland. An estimated 2.9 million tonnes of coal is mined for domestic use and for export, mainly from open cast mines. Coal has played a …

Macraes Operation

We are committed to responsible mining, managing our effects and, more broadly, contributing to our host communities and society. ... New Zealand's largest operating gold mine with over three decades of continuous production. ... Open Pit and Underground: Metals mined: Gold: Deposit type: Orogenic style gold:

Rotowaro » Bathurst Resources Ltd

The Rotowaro coalfield and opencast mine is the second largest opencast coal mine in New Zealand. The mine is located in the Rotowaro coal field, an area that has had a long history of both open cast and underground mining.

Gold and Silver Mining, Waihi, New Zealand | OceanaGold

OceanaGold Corporation is a gold and copper producer with over 30 years of operating sustainably in New Zealand. At Waihi, we operate a successful open pit plus several underground mining projects. We also operate mines at Macraes Flat in the South Island, in the Philippines and in the United States.

Approved code of practice for Fire or Explosion

legislation that brings New Zealand's mining regulatory regime on par with the highest international standards. The unwavering focus has been extending safety and environmental ... 4.2.1 Open fires 26 4.2.2 Concealed fires 27 4.3 Sources of fuel (flammable, combustible and explosive material) 27 4.3.1 Diesel 27 4.3.2 Timber 27

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Chile's mining investment set to surge by 27% through 2033. Chile plans to inject approximately $83.18bn into its mining industry from this year through 2033, reported Mining, citing Reuters. The investment …

Underground and opencast mining, 1878–2003 – Coal and …

This graph shows the remarkable increase in opencast mining in the 50 years after the Second World War. By the 2000s only about 20% of New Zealand's annual coal production came from …

Bathurst mining at New Zealand's biggest Coal mine on the …

Bathurst mining at New Zealand's biggest Coal mine on the hill. In order to extend the life of the mine access to this area which is the Escarpment across Stewardship land is necessary. 12 years of …

Strongman Coal Mine

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker April 2024 release and the September supplement. Background. The Strongman mine is an open cast mine inland from Rapahoe on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. An underground mine operated from 1938 to 2003. In 1994 the original mine …

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Health and safety at opencast mines, alluvial …

Work health and safety: An overview of harm and risk in Aotearoa New Zealand 2024; A psychosocial survey of healthcare workers; Segmentation and insights programme: Employers and workers; ... About the New Zealand …

Ticking time bonds: Scottish open cast coal leaves legacy …

The green light for a new open cast coal mine in Midlothian, Scotland, has opened up an age-old debate on the effect a mine can have on local communities. The plans, which will see ten million tonnes of coal excavated over ten years at the 500-acre Cauldhall site, have been welcomed by some as a much needed source of jobs and condemned by others as a blight of …

Open-cast Mining

OPEN-CAST MINING. Open-cast mining or Open-pit mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.. Open-pit mines are used when deposits of commercially useful minerals or rocks are found near the surface; that is, where the overburden (surface material covering the valuable deposit) is …

(PDF) Maori and Mining

Most underground mining in New Zealand is for coal, although other minerals can also be mined underground, e.g. gold. ... Open cast mining, or pit extraction, has long been .

4 Safe mines: safe workers

The changes affect open cast and underground coal and metalliferous mines and some tunnelling operations. Quarries, clay pits, alluvial gold and ironsand operations are ... safety council for the New Zealand mining industry, for its commitment to the process. This is a guide for mine operators and others interested in mining health and safety ...

Gold and Silver Mining, Waihi, New Zealand

OceanaGold Corporation is a gold and copper producer with over 30 years of operating sustainably in New Zealand. At Waihi, we operate a successful open pit plus several underground mining projects.

Doug Hood Mining, open cast mining, civil engineering, …

Doug Hood Mining Ltd is a privately owned New Zealand company specialising in civil engineering earthworks, opencast mining, quarry development, and plant hire. With a comprehensive and well maintained fleet we provide contract civil, mining and quarrying services, and wet and dry plant hire.

New Zealand climate policies at risk, Climate Commission says

The government also plans to expand its mining industry, setting a new target to double the country's mineral exports by 2045 with an investment of NZ$2bn ($1.18bn) to open ten new mining facilities. The new mining policy will make it easier to undertake small-scale gold mining activities, fast track consenting processes for new mining ...

New Zealand debates second seabed mine in push to …

The New Zealand government's licensing of seabed mining off the coast of Taranaki "threatens to turn seas into an open-cast mine".

Macraes Gold Mine, Waitaki District, New Zealand

Macraes is an open pit and underground gold mine located on the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest gold-producing operation in the country. The mine began production in 1990 and has produced more than five million ounces of gold to date.

Open-Cut Mining is Suffocating the World's Most …

New research has shown that dust from open-cast mining suffocates surrounding forests and inhibits trees' ability to capture carbon from the atmosphere far more New research has shown that dust from open-cast mining suffocates surrounding forests and inhibits trees' ability to capture carbon from the atmosphere far more than previously thought.

Balancing the Ethics of Mining New Zealand

Since New Zealand's gold rush of the 1860s, mining operations have become widespread, throughout New Zealand's North Island especially. 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.

No open cast mining on conservation land

There will be no open cast mining on Great Barrier Island or in the Coromandel, Prime Minister John Key assured Parliament today when he came under sustained attack over Government …

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With three different operating open cast mines offering three varieties of quality coal, New Zealand Coal and Carbon is uniquely positioned to supply the world with the 'special ingredient' for their blends.The primary markets for our coal are speciality and metallurgical coke producers.

Rotowaro » Bathurst Resources Ltd

The Rotowaro coalfield and opencast mine is the second largest opencast coal mine in New Zealand. The mine is located in the Rotowaro coal field, an area that has had a long history of both open cast and underground mining. It was first mined in 1915 after a branch railway and a bridge were established over the Waikato River.