Recovery team head towards the end of Pike River drift
Last December the Pike River Recovery Agency breached the mine tunnel’s 170-metre seal by making a ‘door’ as the next step in its $36 million project to...
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Minerals lab being built on West Coast
The New Zealand Institute for Minerals to Materials Research is building a new specialist minerals laboratory on the West Coast. The institute was given $11...
TTR not giving up on mining STB
Towards the end of last year TransTasman Resources noticed the Court of Appeal to Seek Leave to Appeal Marine Consent High Court Judgment of 28...
Minerals sector and our well-being
Straterra has cautiously welcomed the government’s resource strategy that recognises the importance of minerals to our society and shows a willingness to work with the...
Lee Valley Quarry revisited
Pictured above: The newly commissioned McCloskey crusher in action at the Lee Valley Quarry face was keeping a CAT loader and Moxy very busy. The...
First quarry pinged over lack of CoC
The first charges were laid against a quarry under regulations 16 and 21 of the Health and Safety at Work Act (Mining Operations and Quarrying...
Born in a quarry – The history behind Real Steel
Pictured above: Rock from Owhiro Bay Quarry heading to Wellington Airport. Alex Mathieson, founder of family-owned business Real Steel explains how the company was originally...
A natural industry leader
From left: Jason Hinton, Quarry Divisional Manager; Jake Rouse, Western Hills Quarry Manager; and Alistair McIntyre – also known as Doug the Digger. Alan Titchall...
Saluting 50 years of quarrying – Andy Loader
Pictured above: Earlier days at Puketutu Island Quarry By Andy Loader quarry industry veteran I was asked to write an article about quarrying over the...
Collaboration sets new standards
Located in Woodhill Forest northwest of Auckland with its entrance on State Highway 16, a new black sand quarry is in operation. It is not...