PremiumPremiumPolitics'Miscommunication': DoC backtracks over call that could have cost 700 jobs at Otago mineHundreds of jobs are on the line in an Otago mine.26 Jul 12:44 AM
New ZealandRare moth discovery could derail gold mine plansThe endemic and threatened moth species is only found in parts of Otago.26 May 02:00 AM
New ZealandProperties rezoned for future mining OceanaGold had sought to rezone 47 properties in residential areas.02 Apr 01:11 AM
New Zealand‘Dangerous and reckless’: Police escort mining company truck away from protesters27 Feb 05:17 AM
New ZealandWaihi mine workers strike again for better payWorkers at OceanaGold's underground mine in Waihi are taking further industrial action.15 Sep 04:00 AM
New ZealandWorker seriously injured after gold mine fallThe employee fell from a height while working on the Macraes mine's processing plant.12 Sep 04:41 AM
EnvironmentLocal Focus: 150 years since Coromandel gold rush beganAnd it might not be over yet. Made with funding from NZ On Air.09 Aug 07:00 PM
BDBDSharesOceanaGold to delist from NZXOceanaGold 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.28 Nov 12:09 AM
BDBDBusinessOceanaGold's Pac Rim subsidiary chidedThe subsidiary has been ordered to pay US$8 million to El Salvador to cover the country's legal fees and costs in a long-running arbitration.16 Oct 10:58 PM
BDBDCommoditiesOceanaGold first-half profit almost triplesThe gain in first-half profit reflects a recovery in the price of gold.28 Jul 10:47 PM
BDBDCommoditiesCommodities slump hits minerOceanaGold 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.19 Feb 04:00 PM
CommoditiesOceana Gold tipped to boost productionOceana Gold is predicted to boost gold production 30 per cent to 40 per cent by 2017.19 Oct 12:30 AM
CompaniesGold price plunges - Kiwis hold onGold prices have plunged to a five year low, but a local expert says Kiwi investors will hold out until prices lift again.20 Jul 11:30 PM
BDBDCompaniesMiner cuts value with drilling on holdThe owner of the Sams Creek Gold Project, which sits atop what could be New Zealand's biggest undeveloped gold deposit, has slashed the value of the resource.06 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDBusinessOceanaGold to buy Waihi mineOceanaGold Corp, which operates the Macraes gold mine in Otago, reported a 58 per cent drop in first-quarter profit with sales down from a year earlier.30 Apr 05:00 PM
EnergyNZX's best shares of 2014 (+graphic)Check out a snapshot of some of the stellar performers on the New Zealand sharemarket this year, as it surged ahead breaking new records.27 Oct 11:15 PM
Energy'Fed up' miners seek redundancyAn overwhelming number of experienced Stockton mineworkers have volunteered for redundancy because they're fed up, says a worker.08 Jul 06:35 AM
BusinessHuge slip closes mineA massive slip at the open pit of the Macraes Gold Mine in Otago cut off access to underground workers, mining company Oceana Gold says.20 Apr 03:19 AM
BDBDAged careNZ stocks mixed on light volumeNZ shares were mixed yesterday as investors cast forward to next month's earnings season, and as regional markets mulled this week's Federal Reserve meeting.28 Jan 04:30 PM
BDBDSharesOceanaGold gains on news of Q4 upliftShares of Melbourne based mining group OceanaGold has risen 9.7 per cent in early NZX trading after announcing its gold production exceeded expectations in 2013.21 Jan 11:13 PM
BDBDCompanies100 jobs cut at Otago gold mineOceanaGold plans to scale back its operations and is expected to axe more than 100 jobs at the Macraes goldfield in Otago in response to a falling gold price.07 Jan 09:09 PM
BusinessOceana looks to end year on a highAfter a troubled start to its calendar financial year, Oceana Gold is reaping benefits from cost savings and predicting a "strong finish" to the year.17 Nov 04:30 PM