Mining
Robert Macfarlane: nature, landscape and language
Kim Hill talks to Dr Robert Macfarlane, a Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, and Director of Studies in English. His first book, Mountains of the Mind (2003), and his second, The Wild Places… Audio
Gold search not on DOC land, mining company says
An Australian mining company prospecting for gold in Northland is rejecting protesters' claims it has been drilling under conservation land.
Ransom 'likely' paid for release of miners
A security consultant believes a ransom was paid to free seven men, including a New Zealander, kidnapped in Nigeria, but says no-one will ever admit it. Audio
Australian gold miners attract protests
Anti-mining groups are staging a protest north of Whangarei this weekend as an Australian mining company begins prospecting for gold. Audio
Anti-mining protestor arrested
An anti-mining protester was arrested yesterday after refusing to remove herself from the main drilling rig at Karangahake in the Coromandel. Audio
Protests continue at Coromandel gold drilling sites
To the Coromandel now where Anti-gold mining protesters have disrupted exploratory drilling at Karangahake once again at the weekend. Audio
Russian mine explosion leaves 36 presumed dead
Thirty six people are presumed dead after an explosion at a northern Russian coal mine.
Oscar Enberg - Visual Arts Resident in Berlin
An early mining settlement in the mountains of Germany that now produces carved wooden toys is where New Zealand artist Oscar Enberg is heading. He's just been announced as this year's recipient of… Audio
Kiwis may benefit from Australian employment ruling
New Zealanders laid off amid the big decline in Western Australia's resources industries could be in for a payout following a landmark legal ruling.
Brothers, 73 and 75, vow to see Mokau coal mine through
What makes two Taranaki-bred brothers in their 70s believe they can swim against the tide that's going out relentlessly on coal mining? Audio
Lawyers, accountants cost Solid Energy $9m
Lawyers, accountants and other experts cost the defunct state coalmine company Solid Energy almost $9 million when it went into voluntary liquidation in August.
Major project to map thousands of disused mines in NZ
It's estimated there are around 5 thousand disused historic excavations and mines around New Zealand - but we only have records for half of them. WorkSafe New Zealand and New Zealand Petroleum &… Audio
The race for rare earths
If the world is to limit itself to two degrees of global warming it will need to rapidly embrace new power sources and energy efficient technologies. At the heart of those technologies is a group of… Audio
Brazil to sue over burst dam
Brazil plans to sue two mining companies for $NZ8 billion in damages caused by the burst of a dam which killed at least 13 people and polluted a major river valley.
Landslide kills dozens at Myanmar jade mine
In northern Myanmar, dozens of people have been killed by a landslide of waste material from gold and jade mines.
West Coast job losses prompt mining push
Several local councils on the West Coast are pushing for more mining in the area as they say it could reverse the tide of recent job losses.
Waihi mines to be bought by Oceana Gold
Oceana Gold, which runs the Macraes open cast gold mine in north Otago, has been given approval to buy the Waihi mines from Newmont Mining Corporation.
Tuna fisherman angry at Kermadec Sanctuary
Conservationists and tuna fishermen are at odds over the Kermadec Islands being turned into a giant marine sanctuary covering 600 000 square kilometres. Audio
NZ's oil, gas and mining in for continuing hard times
New Zealand's oil, gas and mining industries are in for harder times with lower prices and higher costs hitting all sectors although there may be a bit of a glow for gold miners. Audio
KiwiRail, Solid Energy at loggerheads over West Coast coal cartage
KiwiRail and Solid Energy are at loggerheads over the price the miner pays to cart coal from the West Coast. Audio
