Central Otago is sitting on a gold mine that may be worth billions, but the decision of whether to dig has tensions simmering.

Since then, OCANF has expanded to three additional places: Waihi Gold Mine, NZ’s North Island: acquired in 2015, the Waihi mine produces gold (.48 Moz) and silver employs over 400 people. Didipio Mine ...

March 3, 2026) - RUA GOLD INC. (TSX: RUA) (NZX: RGI) (OTCQX: NZAUF) ("RUA GOLD" or the "Company") is pleased to announce the ...

The Company's exploration and evaluation programs continue to advance across its permits. Drilling programs are planned on four of KO Gold's five exploration permits, all of which are now drill-ready.

Australian mining company Santana Minerals has secured a key permit for a vast gold mine near Cromwell in Central Otago. New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals, part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation ...

Hybrid miner-contractor Develop Global will likely have its eyes on a second future mining agreement in New Zealand after winning a A$200 million underground contract with OceanaGold to establish ...

The Green Party is pledging to revoke consents for certain mining projects granted under the fast-track regime if it forms part of a government at the next election. "Today, we are putting the seabed ...

New Zealand gold hopeful Santana Minerals has struck more gold in step-out drilling at the key Rise and Shine deposit within its Bendigo-Ophir project on the South Island, expanding the high-grade ...

The Bendigo-Ophir project has Joint Ore Reserves Committee-compliant reserves of 15-million tonnes at 2.58 g/t gold for 1.24-million ounces of gold. The updated prefeasibility study (PFS) proposes ...