Dolomite from high on the hill Q&M

Dolomite from high on the hill

Dolomite is only mined commercially in this country on the Wakamarama Range, and Takaka-based Sollys has found a niche market supplying it to the fertiliser manufacturing industry. RICHARD SILCOCK explains. ABOUT FIVE KILOMETRES up a steep gravel road on the slopes of Mt Burnett, part of the Wakamarama Range to the south of...
TTR stalled over legal interpretation of compliance monitoring Q&M

TTR stalled over legal interpretation of compliance monitoring

Last month Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) was reviewing its Queen's Counsel's detailed assessment of the High Court ruling in late August over its mining plans off the Taranaki Coast. A DISAPPOINTED TTR IS considering its options before being able to comment further. A year ago, in August 2017, the Environmental Protection Authority...
Government lambasted over oil and gas Q&M

Government lambasted over oil and gas

The International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC), which represents more than 110 member companies worldwide from all segments of the geophysical and exploration industry, says our Government’s offshore exploration ban bill is flawed decision-making. “The New Zealand Government’s introduction of a bill banning new...
AQA new chief appointed Q&M

AQA new chief appointed

Original press release from AQA chair Jared Johnston. I am very pleased to report that today's AQA Board meeting has unanimously confirmed the appointment of Wayne Scott as our new Chief Executive, effective from Monday October 1. We appointed Wayne from a field of outstanding candidates on the basis that he will continue to also be...
Mining Black Pearl Q&M

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 dollars over the next three decades. NEIL RITCHIE explains. A versatile mineral Diatomite is the naturally occurring fossilised microscopic remains of water-borne,...
Pike re-entry options get green light Q&M

Pike re-entry options get green light

Creating a new small tunnel into the Pike River Mine drift is one of three re-entry scenarios that are considered by technical experts in Greymouth. By Peter Owens. The Pike River Recovery Agency was set up by the Government earlier this year to plan a manned re-entry and recovery into the Pike River Mine drift access tunnel. The...
Saddle Hill fracas draws to an end Q&M

Saddle Hill fracas draws to an end

The long-running Saddle Hill dispute near Dunedin may finally be coming to a conclusion. The Dunedin City Council’s resource consents manager, Alan Worthington, has confirmed that the quarry on the hill, owned by Saddle View Estates, may continue to operate under existing use rights, provided the present boundaries of the operation are...
Certificate of Competence changes for quarries Q&M

Certificate of Competence changes for quarries

New competency requirements for safety-critical roles in mining and quarrying came into force this month. The key amendments are: Detail the requirements for a Certificate of Competence (CoC) as a manager to manage the quarrying operation specified (site specific CoC); define ‘workings’ of relevant types of mine, tunnel or quarry;...
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