<Conservation> <Environment> <NZ mining>

More facts on NZ mining

Snapshots of North Island mines: 4-5 April 2011

Snapshots of South Island mines: 27-29 Sept 2010

Rock turn into pasture in East Otago, clean water issues from the Stockton plateau, and gold is coaxed out of surrounding rock near Reefton ... part 1 of a two-part series, on the reality of mining in New Zealand.

<Macraes> <Stockton> <Globe Progress>

MACRAES: OCEANAGOLD

It takes 6 months to 1 year to convert waste rock stacks into high-quality pasture. More photos

STOCKTON MINE: STOCKTON ALLIANCE

Lex McIvor brings impurites in mine water out of suspension at Stockton mine. Water leaving the plant is cleaner than that of the surrounding rivers. More photos  

GLOBE PROGRESS: OCEANAGOLD

There's $16,000 worth of gold hidden at the back of this shed at Globe Progress near Reefton. Crushed and separated, this dark-coloured powder is all that remains of quartz sandstone collected by truck out of Globe pit. The ore concentrate is transported to Macraes for electro-chemical processing to win the gold. More photos