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Wildlife deaths, intergenerational harm flagged in gold mine assessments
The Department of Conservation has warned a proposed gold mine near Cromwell is an unprecedented threat to wildlife, while Heritage New Zealand fears it will modify or destroy most of the area’s recorded archaeological sites.
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Decision to sell land for mine not easy, ‘but I believe it is right’
The owner of the land where part of the planned Santana Minerals goldmine is to go says he trusts the mining company and the opportunity presented by the mine is extraordinary.
Category: Bendigo Mine
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Mine’s fast-track bid must be rejected: Ngāi Tahu
Santana’s failure to meet treaty obligations means its fast-track application to mine gold at Bendigo must be rejected, Ngāi Tahu says.
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Delay looms for fast-tracked Otago gold mine as submissions roll in – objector
The mining company behind the Bendigo-Ophir project wanted to speed through the fast-track, but has hit hundreds of speed bumps in the form of expert and public testimony.
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Commissioner warns proposed Santana gold mine should be declined if major environmental risks can’t be avoided
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has issued strong warnings over a controversial gold mine proposed for Central Otago.
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Simon Upton warns Bendigo gold mine project may exceed fast-track limits
The Bendigo-Ophir Gold Project should be declined under the fast-track regime if the environmental risks cannot be shown to be adequately managed for at least a century after closure, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment says.
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Luggate residents oppose gold mine
Upset neighbours say a proposed gold mining operation just south of Luggate would ruin their quality of life.
Category: Bendigo Mine
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‘That’ll be the end’: actor Sam Neill joins fight to stop controversial goldmine near his New Zealand vineyard
Neill says ‘one of the most beautiful and remote places in the world’ will be permanently changed if Bendigo-Ophir wins fast-track approval
Category: Bendigo Mine
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Santana says new anti-mining group lacks facts
Santana Minerals has questioned the credibility of another new anti-mining group that has been established in Central Otago this week.
Category: Bendigo Mine
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‘Otago is empty’: Shane Jones debates climate protesters in Dunedin
Resources Minister Shane Jones was handed a voodoo doll of himself following a war of words with with protesters.
Category: Bendigo Mine