| New Zealand Minerals e-News |
September 2007
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| Introduction The New Zealand branch of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metalurgy held its annual conference in Christchurch recently. A range of thought provoking papers were presented. In this eNews we summarise a small selection. New Zealand Needs to Open Mind to Nuclear Energy, Conference Told New Zealand needs to get over its emotional block about all things nuclear and factor nuclear power into its future energy plans, straight talking New Zealand-educated geoscientist Alan Eggers told the country’s mining industry recently. Speaking at the AusIMM conference in Christchurch, Eggers said the arguments for using nuclear power for energy became even more compelling in an environment of growing concerns about carbon emissions. Read more ... Mining Report Card: 'Could Do Better' Investment banker Tony Haworth provided delegates at last month’s AusIMM conference in Christchurch with what was in effect a report card on the New Zealand mining industry in 2006, and the message was loud and clear: Could do better. The reality is that “decision-makers, the financial community and the public in this country” don’t really appreciate New Zealand’s exploration potential, Haworth said in presenting a paper jointly written with consultant geologist Richard Barker, as a scene-setter at the conference’s opening session. Read more ... People – Our Industry Needs Them Success brings its own challenges, and Newmont Waihi Gold is determined to step up to the next level, Glen Grindlay told delegates at the recent AusIMM conference in Christchurch. “We need to dispel the legacies of the past, of boom and bust towns like Ohai where I grew up,” Grindlay, Newmont Waihi Gold’s General Manager, said Read more ... Kristy Opening a Rich New Vein for Women in Mining Kristy Jennings is 22 and having graduated from Auckland University, has just this year set out in a career in the mining industry in Heritage Gold’s Waihi goldfields. And while mining has been around in New Zealand for well over a century, women in mining are a new breed, and Kristy, Heritage Gold geologist, is among those leading the way Read more ... |
In This Issue
Responding to climate change – NZ and Nordic experiences |