CoCs and CPD requirements during lockdowns
The New Zealand Mining Board of Examiners during lockdown 4 and 3 couldn’t process new CoC applications and oral examinations were cancelled, but said it...
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A fateful mining project: The story of Pike River
This article is based on Q&M magazine articles published in past issues and a web feature written by Simon Nathan produced by the government’s NZ...
Back together again
The quarry industry united again after last year’s pandemic hiatus and the 2021 QuarryNZ conference attracted over 450 delegates, partners and trade exhibitors. Wellington gave...
Wellington, we have a problem
By Wayne Scott, chief executive, Aggregate and Quarry Association. Our country has a $75 billon plus infrastructure deficit to meet, Infrastructure Commission, CEO Ross Copland...
Government ‘s agreed consenting pathway is time critical
The Cabinet’s agreement to provide quarries and other affected sectors with a consenting pathway through obstacles created by new wetland regulations promulgated last September is...
Certificates of Competency or the lack of them
By Andy Loader. It is common knowledge that there is a shortage of Quarry Managers who hold current certificates of Competency (CoCs). This situation has...
Crushers – an ABC primer
This is my first Classical Machines article for Q&M magazine and I thought I would ‘break the ice’ so to speak, by outlining the types...
MITO chief executive honoured
In the 2021 New Year’s Honours, MITO chief executive Janet Lane has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her...
Snowy River project update
Federation Mining’s Snowy River Mine near Reefton is making good progress and has already started the site’s decline development. Federation Mining is an Australian company...
Freshwater standards implications
The AQA is concerned with new National Environmental Standards for Freshwater Regulations 2020 as it relates to the minerals and aggregate sector (and earthworks generally)....