Mining
Mining expert explains his plan to safely re-enter Pike River
A British mining expert has penned a new plan to safely enter the drift of the Pike River mine. Bob Stevenson tells Checkpoint why he believes re-entry is possible. Audio
Solid Energy says plans for a re-entry to Pike River are reckless
Solid Energy says it is wreckless for uninformed people to claim the Pike River Mine can be safely reopened. It made the comments in a paid advertisement in the New Zealand Herald. Audio
A Striking Truth
The 1986 pulp and paper mill strike in Kawerau were so bitter and divisive, they cast a shadow even now over the town. That's what author and former psychologist Helen McNeill discovered when she… Audio
Onus on Chinese to build dam if large Sepik mine proceeds
The onus is on a Chinese developer to build a safe tailings dam if it proceeds with developing Papua New Guinea's Frieda River mine.
French loan averts New Caledonia plant demise
The Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale says a $US200 million loan from the French state has reduced the risk of it shutting its multi-billion dollar nickel plant in New Caledonia.
More time to have say on seabed mining application
The Environmental Protection Authority has again extended the period for public submissions for Trans Tasman Resources' application to mine ironsands off the Taranaki coast.
Part of Pike River safe to enter - Bernie Monk
A spokesperson for some of the Pike River families plans on writing to the Prime Minister as he believes part of the mine is safe to enter.
Mine expansion threat to rare lizards - DOC
A proposed expansion of the country's biggest goldmine would kill thousands of protected lizards, DOC says.
$46m up-front payment for Solid Energy's coal mines
The buyers of Solid Energy's main coal mines will pay $46 million up front, and could pay as much as $50m extra if coal prices rise.
Bids close on Solid Energy's assets
The defunct state coal miner Solid Energy says bids to buy its assets have now closed.
Seabed mining opponents demand blacked out consents pages
Opponents of a proposed seabed mining operation in Taranaki are demanding the release of hundreds of pages of blacked out pages in its resource consents application. Audio
Mining drags on growing economy
New Zealand's economy is among the fastest growing in the developed world, but the mining sector is continuing to struggle.
Pictures of a long-lost mining life
Kim Hill talks to geologist and science historian Simon Nathan, whose new illustrated biography, Through the Eyes of a Miner: the Photography of Joseph Divis, explores the Czech miner and… Audio, Gallery
Crackdown on illegal gold mining
A crackdown on illegal mining has landed six gold prospectors in hot water.
Miners face prosecution over illegal pursuits
Six miners operating in Westland and Southland have been put out of business and two face prosecution for their involvement in illegal mining. Eric Frykberg reports. Audio
Gold Rush: Jim Richards
Stuck upside down in an underwater pothole in an ill-fitting wetsuit in Guyana, sleeping with snakes in rural Pakistan and hunting for fish with a rocket launcher in the rainforests of Laos. Those are… Audio
Bougainville Copper Ltd has "minimal value"
The once powerful mining company Bougainville Copper Ltd, now has just minimal value according to the Bouganville Government.
Landowners back Bougainville in share battle
Landowners from the Panguna area of central Bougainville have rejected the transfer of Rio Tinto shares from the Papua New Guinea Government.
Bougainville landowners to meet Momis
Landowners around the site of the Panguna mine in central Bougainville are to meet with President Momis this Friday to discuss the shares from Rio Tinto.
Missing miner found dead at Waihi mine
A 29-year-old miner has died in Waihi after the front end loader he was driving rolled last night. Our reporter Andrew McRae is there. Audio
