Miner’s Monthly: March 2025
Miners and permit agents invited to New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals Workshops – March 2025 New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals staff will be visiting the West Coast in mid-March. Principal …
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MWC Submits on Banking Competition
On Monday the 10th of March, Minerals West Coast’s manager, Patrick Phelps, and policy adviser, Bernie Napp, addressed parliament’s Finance and Expenditure committee to discuss Minerals West Coast’s submission on the …
MWC on TVNZ’s Q+A
Minerals West Coast manager Patrick Phelps featured in Q+A’s story on the classification of stewardship land and its potential availability for mining.
MWC on RNZ Morning Report
Minerals West Coast manager Patrick Phelps discussed the government’s minerals strategy with RNZ’s Corin Dann.
Miners’ Monthly: February 2025
Government launches minerals strategy and list The minister for resources, Shane Jones, launched the final copy of both the Minerals Strategy and Critical Minerals List in Waihi last week. The …
NZ Herald Op-Ed: Why Mining Expansion Could Benefit Māori
Minerals West Coast manager Patrick Phelps wrote an op-ed for the NZ Herald responding to Te Pāti Māori warning mining companies against “taking advantage of the indigenous people of Aotearoa”. …
Miner’s Monthly: October 2024
Hundreds gather for West Coast Minerals Forum More than 200 people came to Ross on the 3rd of October for the annual West Coast Minerals Forum. These forums continue to …
MWC on TVNZ Breakfast
Minerals West Coast manager Patrick Phelps discussed and debated Fast-Track projects with Greenpeace Executive Director Russel Norman on TVNZ Breakfast with Daniel Faitaua.
Op-Ed in The NZ Herald
The NZ Herald have published an opinion piece by MWC manager Patrick Phelps. The article is a reply to Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick’s recent article on visiting the West Coast. …
Miner’s Monthly: August 2024
West Coast Minerals Forum less than five weeks away The 2024 West Coast Minerals Forum is fast approaching, with just under five weeks till the big day. A limited number …