A mining company has released a policy aimed at maintaining property values in the Bay of Plenty town of Waihi in anticipation of the development of a new underground mine. In August last year, Newmont Waihi Gold announced plans for the mine which woul...

The receiver of Pike River Coal says the mine won't be sold before Christmas. Twenty-nine men were killed in explosions there on 19 November last year, and the company was put into receivership the following m...

Updated at 7:24 pm on 19 July 2011 A health and safety inspector for the Department of Labour says it is not possible to fully service all mines, tunnels and quarries in New Zealand because of a lack of staff. Michael Firmin was giving evidence on