Gold Panners Association of New Zealand, Te Roopu o Koura Porangi

10/01/2017

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/28/on-the-hunt-for-illegal-miners-as-a-new-gold-rush-hits-new-zealand

Prospecting for gold is growing in popularity by the year, but amateurs looking for a quick fortune can damage the environment

29/12/2016

21/12/2016

101 East travels into Ghana's tropical rainforest where 30,000 Chinese miners hunt for gold.http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2016/12/china-african-gold-rush-161213120529920.htm , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9QzwKjMNsc

101 East travels into Ghana's tropical rainforest where 30,000 Chinese miners hunt for gold.

24/11/2016

A Frenchman who inherited a big house from a dead relative got more than he bargained for when he discovered a glittering treasure trove of gold coins and bars worth millions stashed - New Zealand Herald

04/11/2016

04/11/2016

15September2016
MEDIA RELEASE
OCEANAGOLD PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON ITS 2016 EXPLORATION PROGRAM MELBOURNE) OceanaGold Corporation (TSX/ASX/NZX:OGC) (the “Company”)is pleased to provide an update on its exploration program across its operations in the United States, New Zealand and the Philippines. This update follows the update the Company provided to the market on June 8, 2016 and results herein reflect drilling after this datehttps://www.oceanagold.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/160914-OGC-Exploration-Update-News-Release-FINAL-ASX_NZX.pdf

02/11/2016

"Oceana Gold's proposed extension of its Macraes mining operation would contribute "significantly'' to the economy, but there will be effects on wildlife"."Dissolved metals would meet water quality guidelines "most of the time'', except for arsenic, although arsenic levels would fall over time". https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/fish-lizards-will-feel-mines-effects

18/10/2016

"Historic Marlborough mining town to experience second gold rush if plans go ahead". "The concentration of alluvial gold in the area, which is covered by rolling farmland, is among the richest the company and its drilling contractor have seen in New Zealand, its mining permit application says". http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/85411614/historic-marlborough-mining-town-to-experience-second-gold-rush-if-plans-go-ahead

07/10/2016

07/10/2016

Reminiscences of the early settlement of Dunedin and south Otago : dealing in the main with Clutha and neighbouring districts : compiled from information supplied to the Clutha Pioneers' Association by early settlers, and matter taken from other sources
https://archive.org/stream/reminiscencesofe00duneiala /n3/mode/2up

07/10/2016

Gold's early discoverers are a celebrated band. But one group of Central Otago pioneers has been overlooked, Grahame Sydney writes. Here he sets the record straight. https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/claim-history

30/09/2016

The company behind three South Island gold mines is suing the El Salvador government for refusing to grant it a mining permit. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/business/254710/nz-warned-over-goldmine-legal-action

13/09/2016

Gold provided the "good news" element for the annual conference of the New Zealand branch of the Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (AusIMM) in Wellington this week. https://www.odt.co.nz/business/gold-mining%E2%80%99s-silver-lining

Despite a strong showing from the gold sector, New Zealand’s annual mining conference this week was underwhelming for a variety of reasons, Simon...

10/09/2016

"New Untested Southern Shear Zone Gold Targets
Prospective for Macraes Style (>10Moz) Deposits". New Age Exploration Limited (“NAE”) recently applied for two prospecting permits for gold and other minerals in Otago, The two NAE Prospecting Permit
applications are, Mahinerangi Application number 60254.01 and Teviot Application number 60255.01
http://nae.net.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Permit-Applications-New-Zealand-Gold-Targets-Final.pdf

10/09/2016

"new policy from New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals, which brings to an end decades of turning a blind eye to people helping themselves", "has appointed a former police officer". http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/312604/crackdown-on-illegal-gold-mining

28/08/2016

A listed Australian coal and tungsten exploration company has pegged two blocks totalling 875sqkm for low-impact gold prospecting, near Lawrence and Roxburgh in Otago. https://www.odt.co.nz/business/australian-company-applies-prospect-central-otago-gold

25/08/2016

At first glance, the small lump in the earth looked like worthless scrap.

20/08/2016

"Grapes may have replaced gold on some of the hills around Bendigo but a documentary about Chinese in Otago will show the original Chinese miners have not been forgotten." https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/toitu-documentary-tells-story-chinese-otago

Grapes may have replaced gold on some of the hills around Bendigo but a documentary about Chinese in Otago will show the original Chinese miners...