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Gold miners plan wind down

Big gold producers are making plans to wind down some operations in different parts of the country while keeping a close eye on the price of the precious metal.

Miner drops appeal against rejected proposal

Would-be seabed miner Trans-Tasman Resources has dropped its appeal against its rejected proposal to vacuum ironsands off the ocean floor.

Rejected mining company considers fresh bid

A company has abandoned a High Court appeal against a decision rejecting its application to mine up to 50 million tonnes of black sand off the West Coast seabed.

NZ's 'rock-star' economy has more in store

The rock-star economy will give an encore next year, says the economist who attached that label to New Zealand.

Miners 'covering their eyes' on China's commodity cliff

With $1 trillion spent on projects to feed a commodity boom since 2002, the world's mining firms have a lot riding on China.

'No one who worked there has been the same'

Four years on, the deaths of 29 fathers, brothers and sons is still raw.

Is it better across the Ditch?

For a long time the Lucky Country drew Kiwis to its shores, but as its economy changes we look at some of the risks of relocating to Australia.

Kiwi miner Talisman finally hits paydirt

Miner seeking $829m in capital raising

Miner and steelmaker Arrium is asking its shareholders to cough up more than A$750 million ($829 million) to pay down its debt pile in the face of sliding iron ore prices.

Five miners missing, 20 rescued

Twenty freelance miners, including 16-year-old Leber Gonzales above, have been rescued after being trapped deep underground for more than 24 hours.

Open mines could save Tasmanian devils

Wildlife biologist Nick Mooney says open cut mines in Tasmania could prove to be safe havens for endangered Tasmanian devils.

Deckhands paid like bankers threaten iron ore port strikes

Tugboat crews are threatening to disrupt shipments from the world's biggest iron ore port as they negotiate for increased wages.

Aussie iron giants turn to cattle farming

As prices for iron ore are projected to slip, cattle is becoming more attractive to Australian mining companies.

Fifty-one mine jobs lost

OceanaGold posts profit

The mining company achieved a profit of US$58.9 million in the first three months of the year as production from Didipio came onstream.

Hunt on for platinum in South Island

Taranaki oil and gas explorer Tag Oil, of Canada, is expanding into the New Zealand minerals sector through its 49 per cent ownership of a listed Canadian explorer.