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What Are The Major Natural Resources Of New Zealand

Mar 18, 2019· Coal in New Zealand is obtained from 4 different underground shafts and 21 opencast mines The largest mining company in New Zealand is the stateowned, Solid Energy In 2011, the country exported 21 million tons of coal out ofAn independent report by KPMG for OceanaGold New Zealand Ltd found, in 2016, $330 million, or 88% of the company’s expenditure on its domestic operations, reached people and businesses in New Zealand through wages and procurement Exports Mining is a $2 billion industry and more than half of that, $1 billion earns export dollars for New ZealandMining and the NZ economy Our Natural ResourcesNew Zealand has extensive coal resources, mainly in the Waikato and Taranaki regions of the North Island and the West Coast, Otago and Southland regions of the South Island It has been estimated that national inground resources of all coals are over 15 billion tonnes, of which 80 percent are South Island lignitesMineral resources potential New Zealand Petroleum and

Minerals • Environment Guide

The 2016 application of TTRL was the first seabed mining application in New Zealand to be approved under the EEZ Act in 2017 4562 The decision was split and is under appeal on points of law A hearing is due in April 2018 The following table provides detail about the main mineral resources found within New Zealand's EEZSeabed mining decision a lost opportunity MEDIA RELEASE Straterra, New Zealand’s minerals sector industry organisation, is disappointed with the Supreme Court decision which prevents TransTasman Resources mining off the coast of Taranaki for ironsands “This is a disappointing decision for TransTasman Resources, the industry as a wholeOur Natural Resources