CommoditiesSolid Energy chair fought Govt planSolid Energy ex-chairman John Palmer opposed Treasury's wish to appoint an independent advisor to the company's board last year.21 May 03:05 AM
CommoditiesMining the deep blue frontierWriting in the journal <i>Nature Geoscience</i>, the scientists, backed by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, said rare earth minerals had been found in mud on the ocean floor.16 May 05:30 PM
CommoditiesMining plan: Locals asking is it me next?A decision granting a company permission to mine beneath the eastern part of Waihi has left those on the other side of town worried they could be next, a residents group says.07 May 05:30 PM
CommoditiesConsent granted for Waihi gold mineConsent has been granted for an underground gold mine under a residential part of Waihi, with a Green MP saying those affected will be devastated by the decision.07 May 03:10 AM
CommoditiesUS troubleshooter at oil, gas talksA major oil and gas conference starting today will hear from a former United States prosecutor selected by the Obama Administration to beef up offshore drilling rules.28 Apr 05:30 PM
CommoditiesWoodside targets BurmaWoodside Petroleum is confident of meeting its full-year targets as it posts a sharp jump in quarterly production and starts exploration work in Burma.18 Apr 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Spring Creek delay racked up debtsJohn Palmer's last act as Solid Energy's chairman was to announce the bad news: the state-owned enterprise had posted a $40.2 million net loss for the 2011-12 financial year on the back of major asset writedowns.19 Mar 04:30 PM
CommoditiesBottom dropped out of coal market, says ElderFormer Solid Energy chief executive Don Elder says the main reason for the company's near failure was "a stunning blow" in the form of "an unprecedented collapse in coal prices".14 Mar 04:30 PM
CommoditiesKiwi company backs US methanol plantNew Zealand company Todd Corporation is providing financial backing for a planned $1.3 billion methanol plant that will be the largest in North America.01 Mar 10:26 PM
CommoditiesSurplus, but aluminium tipped to riseAluminium prices should improve slightly this year, despite an expected surplus of the metal and the likelihood of overproduction in the years ahead.23 Jan 04:30 PM
CommoditiesAbsorbent clay key to clean farmsA mining sector group says New Zealand should be doing more to capitalise on the use of pollution-soaking clay to clean up dairy land.08 Jan 04:30 PM
CommoditiesPetrobras' last-ditch rescue bidPetrobras officials attempted to save their Raukumara Basin project by asking for time to seek a financial partner.10 Dec 12:43 AM
CommoditiesFracking issues could 'fall through gaps'New Zealand's fragmented oversight of the oil and gas industry could result in potential 'fracking' problems slipping through the gaps.05 Dec 02:25 AM
BDBDCommoditiesOil giant dumps NZ exploration permitsBrazilian oil company Petrobras has handed back exploration licences it holds for deep sea oil and gas prospects off the North Island's East Cape.04 Dec 12:50 AM
OpinionPike River fallout beyond tragedyThe ramifications of an inquiry's findings into Pike River are potentially huge.09 Nov 04:30 PM
CommoditiesAnti-fracking movies blastedTodd Energy report says mining technique is used safely in NZ.08 Nov 04:30 PM
