12.10: Open-Pit Mining
Open-pit mining, or open-cast mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.
Open-pit mining, or open-cast mining is a surface mining technique of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow.
Doug Hood Mining Ltd is a privately owned New Zealand company specialising in civil engineering earthworks, opencast mining, quarry development, and plant hire. With a comprehensive and well maintained fleet we provide contract civil, mining and quarrying services, and wet and dry plant hire.
The major New Zealand coalfields are located in the Waikato, the West Coast, Otago and Southland. An estimated 2.9 million tonnes of coal is mined for domestic use and for export, mainly from open cast mines.
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In 1958 Glencoal joined with the New Zealand government (later Coalcorp, then Solid Energy) to develop the Kopako 1 & 2 open cut pits to supply the Meremere power station, which was decommissioned in 1991.
Open cast mining. Coal and gold can be mined open cast in New Zealand. Once mining has finished, the site is rehabilitated, see below.
It was initially mined almost exclusively underground, but open cast mining is now predominant, producing over 80% of total production. New Zealand mining conditions …
Strategic Minerals has started extraction of a bulk sample from the proposed Tatu coal mine on the North Island of New Zealand after receiving regulatory approval.
This material has been developed by WorkSafe New Zealand in collaboration with an independent group of New Zealand, Australian and UK mining experts and practitioners, to ensure that the approach to health and safety in the New Zealand mining industry aligns with international best practice.
The most common surface mining methods such as strip mining, open pit mining, opencast mining and quarrying start from the earth's surface and keep exposure to the surface during the extraction period. Disruption of the surface significantly affects the soil, fauna, flora and surface water, thereby influencing all types of land use.
From the top down, safety needs to be a priority at all mines – including opencast and alluvial mines and quarries. We have produced guidance to address the risks and …
Minerals in the terrestrial environment may be mined using underground or open cast methods. Open cast mining is used in situation where the minerals are relatively shallow or less concentrated. Underground mining is used for deposits at greater depth, higher grade deposits, or vein ores.
This study assesses the spatial distribution of As, Zn and Cu concentration in water in relation to pH and Eh (redox potential) downstream from the tailings at the Wangaloa …
Australian firm OceanaGold has secured New Zealand's Overseas Investment Office (OIO) regulatory approval to acquire Newmont Mining's Waihi gold mining operation for $106m.
Coromandel Town and Thames were the first dominant goldfields, followed by Waihi, which by 1903 had the biggest mine in New Zealand. Smaller mining settlements popped up around the eastern peninsula during the early 20th century, ... In 1875 the Waihi area became open to prospecting. A gold rush followed but the miners failed to …
Macraes is an open pit and underground gold mine located on the South Island of New Zealand. It is the largest gold producing operation in the country.
Located in the Buller Coalfield on the West Coast, Stockton is the largest opencast mine in New Zealand. The mine delivers high-quality steelmaking coal for export.
Specialist Producers With three different operating open cast mines offering three varieties of quality coal, New Zealand Coal and Carbon is uniquely
Greenpeace has added its voice to the sharp criticism for NEL, TTR and the New Zealand government's seabed mining ambitions, which "threaten to turn the seas …
The former Globe Progress Mine is located at Reefton, within the Victoria Forest Park, on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island. OceanaGold commenced commercial operations in 2007, producing 610,000 ounces over the life of the open pit operation.
Operating coal mine production figures. As at the end of 2022 there were 14 operating coal mines in New Zealand. # Mixture of Crown owned and private coal.
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The Rotowaro mine is primarily operated under a coal mining licence (CML) granted for a 40 year period on 1 April 1987, which is held by BT. The primary consumers of coal from Rotowaro include Huntly Power Station, the largest thermal power station in New Zealand, Glenbrook Steel Mill, and Open Country Dairy and Fonterra (Waikato dairy factories).
MINING HISTORY OF NEW ZEALAND . ... Some mostly small-scale gold mining continues (the open-cast Macraes mine in Central Otago being a notable exception), usually tidying up what remains from the nineteenth century workings, and will gradually fade away. However, the extraction of road metal, limestone, ironsand, and clay will …
Coal in New Zealand is obtained from 4 different underground shafts and 21 open-cast mines. The largest mining company in New Zealand is the state-owned, Solid Energy. In 2011, the country exported 2.1 million tons of coal out of a total of 4.9 million tons produced in the country.
Newmont Mining has signed a non-binding letter of intent to sell its Waihi gold mining operation in New Zealand to OceanaGold for $106m.
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has released Mining Industry Statistics for 2021 (covering the calendar year 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021).
Opencast Mining. Mining is a core activity for Doug Hood Mining, having been involved in most of the significant mining projects in New Zealand over the past 40 years.
This has explanations of terms like open cast mining, open cut mining, seabed mining and alluvial mining. Economics has information about the importance of mining to the New Zealand economy. Go to Environment to understand how the minerals sector is working towards sustainable development.
From the top down, safety needs to be a priority at all mines – including opencast and alluvial mines and quarries. We have produced guidance to address the risks and hazards specific to this type of mining and extraction work.