Mining will enter a new era from 2010 with Neptune Minerals extracting two million tonnes of mineral-rich ore a year from deep below the sea along the Kermadec Arc northeast of New Zealand.
With undersea mining about to get under way along the Kermadec Arc, and a vast area of continental shelf to be added to its Exclusive Economic Zone, New Zealand is preparing new legislation to cover its off-shore territory.
After selling his Barmac business to Svedala Industri AB, rock wizard Paul Tidmarsh launched his second engineering company in 1991 and put Matamata firmly on the quarrying and mining map.
When it comes to community relations, the McDonald’s Lime Oparure quarry in the Waikato has set a high standard for others to follow.
Lunn Ave quarry in Mt Wellington closed some time ago, however it has one last resource of basalt to deliver before the site is completely transformed into a new Auckland suburb.
The Stevenson Engineering workshop is one of the largest mechanical repair and industrial maintenance facilities in the country. Q&M magazine was invited to tour the group’s extensive workshops in Auckland.
Reports from the New Zealand branch of the Australasian Institute of Minerals and Metallurgy conference (Aus-IMM) in Wellington, which covered topics such as making diesel from our lignite reserves and the new resources lobby group ‘Straterra’.
Spreading our territory
