MOLLY LEMPRIERE on MINING-TECHNOLOGY.COM | 18 September 2017
“A similar sentiment was felt following the recent approval for deep-sea iron sands mining by the New Zealand Government. This is the first approval of its kind and will see 50 million tonnes (Mt) of ore extracted per year from the South Taranaki Bight, offshore Patea, over the next 35 years. The application submitted by Trans Tasman Resources was approved by the Environmental Protection Agency despite acknowledgement that the work will kill 100% of marine life at the site, indicating that the economic benefits outweighed local concern.”
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