The world’s largest articulated dump truck finds its feet in a family-owned coal mine on the West Coast against some of the harshest and most unpredictable weather in the world.
For Taranaki quarryman Russell Vickers his business has been a bit like his marriage – built on the rock-solid tenants of trust, integrity and generosity for over 50 years.
The Lignite-Pit Scenic Stop in Kapuka in Southland is a disused lignite mine transformed into a 16-acre lakeside garden.
Alan Titchall chats with quarry and mining consultant Andy Loader about industry training and safety, public perceptions, and saloon car racing.
The global recession hasn’t sent gold prices into quite the stratosphere some pundits predicted, but the soft Kiwi dollar and mines operating to capacity ensure glowing short-to-medium term futures for New Zealand’s two biggest producers, OceanaGold Corporation and Newmont Waihi.
The development of Weaver’s Park, a recreational amenity in the township of Huntly, is a classic example of the environmentally friendly face of today’s extraction industry and creating community value after mining.
Rocklabs in Auckland celebrates it’s 40th birthday this year and, despite a downturn in extractive industry production around the world, the company is still busily exporting its range of sample preparation equipment and gold reference materials to over 95 countries.
The world’s largest seafloor massive sulphide explorer Nautilus Minerals has located 10 multi-mineral deposits in Tongan waters just north of New Zealand at the northern end of the 2500 kilometre long Kermadec-Tonga Arc.
