Pike River families say a meeting with Solid Energy's new boss over re-entering the mine was "insulting".

The Pike River Mine protest entered its 15th day today, with a second leading mine specialist backing a drift re-entry.

OceanaGold Corp, owner of New Zealand's biggest gold mine at Macraes, is to delist from the NZX at the end of the year to reduce compliance costs.

Allied Concrete this week put that aside in favour of a moral position. We should take note, and applaud.

Taranaki Iwi and environmental groups are bitterly disappointed. "The failings of our government and the failings of DOC especially, means we have to go out and fight these corporations off". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

There is no doubt in Daniel Rockhouse's mind that he and Russell Smith were not the only two who survived the first Pike River mine explosion.

Pike River widow Anna Osborne will continue to self-medicate with marijuana after being told chemotherapy has failed to rid her of cancer.

South Taranaki iwi Nga Rauru feels let down by the Department of Conservation's decision not to submit on a seabed mining application

The President Elect Donald Trump bodes well for farms and coal mines, but trade deals will be left in peril.

A Taharoa teenager killed after the quad bike she was on crashed, also seriously injuring her passenger, was a safe driver, locals say.

OceanaGold's Haile mine in South Carolina has been valued at A$1.3 billion ($1.34b) with expectations it's on target to pour first gold by December.

Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.

An explosion in New York yesterday that saw 29 people injured has been labelled intentional after a second device was found, Trans Tasman Resources face more opposition this morning as a petition to halt all seabed mining is delivered to parliament, and Lydia Ko takes home another trophy.

A hikoi plans to deliver a 5000-signature petition to MPs calling for a moratorium on all seabed mining in New Zealand.

Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.

A reef offshore from Patea is not being explored in order to find life forms that seabed mining could endanger - but that may be one

The gain in first-half profit reflects a recovery in the price of gold.

Can the industry win over a generation of "millennials" with very different demands and expectations?

A miner reveals the hidden pain of suffering a mental breakdown while living and working at a remote Australian site.

Solid Energy, which is being broken up and sold, has applied for consent to start a small mine near Reefton, allowing it to retain staff.

This Canadian diamond miner saw its share surge 30pc when it announced it had found the world's second biggest diamond.

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Company says latest Solid Energy cuts not a 'slash and burn exercise'.

Plan to create better chances for protection appears to have been scuppered for greater mineral exploitation, writes Anton Van Heldon.

De Beers is ramping up diamond sales to cash in on a recovery from last year's slump.

The extent of Solid Energy's cutbacks is revealed in the company's evidence to Parliament's commerce select committee.

OceanaGold Corp, the gold and copper miner, said its annual profit halved due to low commodity prices and extra costs from its purchase of Waihi Gold Mine.

Solid Energy says a decision on whether the Stockton coal mine should be closed is "pending", and it expects to make a decision in the next few months.