Mining

The Government is tabling legislation today to make sure the Maui gas platform can continue to operate. Audio

The mining sector says New Zealand has effectively shut the book on seabed mining and will miss out on significant royalties. Audio

Chatham Rock Phosphate's managing director, Chris Castle, says he isn't giving up on his project to mine phosphate from the Chatham Rise. Audio

Mining industry group Straterra says it is aghast that Chatham Rock Phosphate has been refused consent to mine on the Chatham Rise seabed. Audio

A company's been blocked in its bid to mine the seabed for phosphate off the Canterbury Coast, sparking a warning the country could miss out on hundreds of millions of dollars. Audio

The fight to force tech companies like Apple to source conflict-free minerals from the Congo, where illegal mining has funded the 20 year war that has killed millions. Bandi Mbubi's Ted Talk on how… Audio

Australian Mining Giant Oceana Gold is suing the El Salvadorean government over its moritorium on metals mining. The ban is a reponse to the adverse effects on the nation's ecology with a poisoning of… Audio

International mining experts say re-entering the main tunnel at Pike River mine is not as risky as Solid Energy fears and should go ahead. Audio

International experts say re-entering the main tunnel at Pike River mine is not as risky as Solid Energy fears and should go ahead. Audio

Mining experts hired by the families of the men who died at Pike River nearly four years ago say re-entering the main tunnel is not as risky as Solid Energy fears and should go ahead. Audio

The huge copper mine in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville, the Panguna Mine, still casts a huge shadow over the province, 25 years after being shut down. The mine was at the centre of the violence that… Audio

Solid Energy says it is still working out whether it is safe to re-enter the Pike River mine because it has legal responsibilities regarding safety of those sent in. Documents from Worksafe released… Audio

Locals from a small Coromandel town are preparing to take protest and court action to stop a company resuming mining in the Karangahake Gorge. Audio

The mining company which owns the Reefton, Macraes and Frasers gold mines in the South Island, is suing the country of El Salvador after it was refused a mining permit to dig for gold there. Audio

Today is the centenary of one of this country's worst mining disasters when 43 men were killed at the Ralph Mine in Huntly. Audio

The main environmental watchdog says mining for phosphate off the Chatham Islands could do catastrophic and permanent damage to the seabed. Audio

The High Court's told a Waikato iwi, Ngati Te Ata, the Crown and a steel company to negotiate how to resolve an historical dispute over mining wahi tapu or sacred grounds where skeletal remains are… Audio

New Zealand director of documentary Cap Bocage, and co-producer of new feature, The Dark Horse, which will both screen during this year's New Zealand International Film Festival. Audio

Chatham Rock Phosphate says its application to mine the seabed off the Chatham Islands can't be compared with a seabed mining project just rejected by the Environmental Protection Authority. Audio

People opposed to seabed mining off the North Island's west coast say if an application to mine is successful, it will open a flood of mining activity. Audio