South Island reliance on coal
In the South Island there remain few viable alternatives to coal for many domestic, business, and industrial users that depend on coal for energy. NEIL...
Category : Mining
Mining Black Pearl
Australian company Plaman Global is progressing with plans to resurrect diatomite quarrying operations in the South Island, with the potential to earn billions of export...
Seabed mining impact projects
THE IMPACT OF commercial-scale mining for polymetallic nodules on deep-sea ecosystems remains a big question amongst scientists. Historically, the first commercial deep-sea test mining was...
Ultra-deepwater mining survey in the Pacific
FUGRO, A DUTCH multinational company that provides geotechnical, survey, subsea, and geoscience services, has started its first project supporting deep-sea polymetallic nodule mining under a...
Preparing to enter Pike River
The Pike River Recovery Agency, tasked with the Pike River Re-entry, is based in Greymouth. The agency was set up this year with a specific...
Last hurdle for seabed saga
Trans-Tasman Resources has a final legal hurdle to clear before developing this country’s first offshore seabed mining project – and that is gaining court clearance....
Rare earth mineral bonus
Already planning to mine phosphate deposits on the Chatham Rise, Chatham Rock Phosphate has also identified lucrative rare earth minerals on the Chatham Rise seafloor,...
TTR readies for seabed mining
Trans-Tasman Resources is still confident about its plans to extract and export ironsands dredged from the Taranaki seabed. By NEIL RITCHIE. TRANS-TASMAN RESOURCES chairman Alan...
Why we desperately need Chatham Rise phosphate
Potential seabed mining in this country has come at a critical time. BY PETER OWENS. THE FARMING INDUSTRY has been the backbone of this country...
Access to under sea mineral wealth
Trans-Tasman Resources chairman Alan Eggers says Environmental Protection Agency approval of the marine and discharge consents necessary for the company to recover and export iron...