OceanaGold has announced it will cut more than 100 jobs at its Macraes gold mine in New Zealand.
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Charges against Pike River boss dropped, victims’ families furious
All charges laid against former Pike River mine boss Peter Whittall over the 2010 explosion which killed 29 miners, have been dropped.
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Pike River Mine disaster book – an ‘ordinary’ tragedy extraordinarily told
“Tragedy at Pike River Mine: how and why 29 men died” by award winning New Zealand business journalist Rebecca Macfie is a compelling, fact-upon-fact account of New Zealand’s worst mining disaster for almost a century.
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Aussie doctors oppose NZ coal mine
Two Australian doctors have shown opposition for a new open cast coal mine in Waikato, New Zealand.
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NZ gold mine faces Green opposition
The New Zealand Green Party has labelled a gold mine near Waihi in the country North Island as “inappropriate”, saying it is on Department of Conservation land in the Karangahake Gorge.
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Pike River coal mine re-entry plan on the agenda
A plan is currently being formatted to re-enter the collapsed Pike River mine.
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NZ gold miner calls for hard rock health and safety regulations
In the aftermath of New Zealand’s 2010 Pike River coal mine tragedy which killed 29 men, the government is reviewing its mining safety regulations.
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Dropping gold price stings NZ mine
OceanaGold’s New Zealand Reefton operations are not viable at a gold price under $NZ2000 an ounce, the company has revealed.
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Plan to re-enter Pike River before Solid Energy board
A plan to re-enter the devastated Pike River mine has been completed by its new owners, Solid Energy.
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No individual will face criminal charges over deadly Pike River disaster
New Zealand police will lay no criminal charges on any individual over the 2010 Pike River mine explosion which killed 29 men.
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Solid Energy to slash 15 Stockton jobs
New Zealand coal miner Solid Energy is slashing 15 management and support services jobs at its Stockton mine.
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NZ miner pleads guilty on injured coal miner
State-owned coal miner Solid Energy confessed it neglected to keep one its miners safe after he was crushed by tonnes of coal in July last year.
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Pike River ordered to pay victim compensation
An emotional Judge Jane Farish has today awarded compensation to the victims of the Pike River mine explosion in New Zealand.
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Pike River safety laws pass first reading
Legislation to tighten New Zealand’s mining health and safety controls has passed its first reading in Parliament.
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Struggling gold price forces early mine closure
Plummeting gold prices is hitting gold miners hard, with OceanaGold announcing its Reefton mine in New Zealand will be transitioned into care and maintenance mode two years early.
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Gold miner looks to freeze wages, shorten mine life
Australian gold miner OceanaGold is considering freezing wages for hundreds of mining employees at two of its New Zealand mines.
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Pike River trial moved to Wellington
A judge has ruled former Pike River Coal boss Peter Whittall would be significantly compromised if proceedings went ahead in Greymouth.
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Writedown of Tiwai Point aluminium smelter
Rio Tinto has written down the value of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to just $14.8 million from $806.9 million.
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Trimble acquires NZ’s technology company
Technology and navigation company Trimble has purchased Auckland technology company Actronic Holdings.
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Mining underneath NZ homes expected to start mid 2014
Newmont Waihi Gold expects to start work on its controversial $1 billion Correnso underground mine next year, depending on how long project appeals take.
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