gold Archive

  • Catherine Delahunty

    Mining the truth in Northland - by Catherine Delahunty



    It takes a lot of effort to mine for the truth among all the rhetoric and spin coming from the industry and our National-led Government. Currently, the Far North District Mayor is heading to a large miner’s conference in Canada to sell the minerals of Te Tai Tokerau/Northland to foreign miners. The trip has to [...] read more
    February 23, 2012 9:57 am - 40 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Coromandel – No More Mining, Stop the Vandals - by Catherine Delahunty



    Last Sunday we went for a walk in the park. Some people went all the way to the Glass Earth/Newmont drilling rig high in the forest park and occupied it for a while. The rest of us with our babies and banners walked for an hour and a half up the beautiful Parikiwai Valley near [...] read more
    May 30, 2011 7:56 pm - 2 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    “Coromandel No More Mining” – It’s Not Over! - by Catherine Delahunty



    Yesterday about 50 local Coromandel people and some Auckland supporters protested peacefully against a Newmont Gold drilling rig at Opoutere, a small coastal community on the Coromandel. The drilling rig is working in forestry land upstream of the beautiful Opoutere estuary and dotterel recovery programme area. It is interesting that Newmont has funded a salary [...] read more
    November 1, 2010 3:52 pm - No Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Not Our Heritage to Mine Karangahake - by Catherine Delahunty



    On Friday last I hosted a meeting about the effects of mining at the Karangahake Hall near Paeroa. The hall is close to a major historical and recreational area including many artefacts and remnants from the early gold mining days. It is also close to the newest gold mining permit issued for the Coromandel area. [...] read more
    February 23, 2010 2:44 pm - 12 Comments
  • Catherine Delahunty

    Gold mining – it’s the pits - by Catherine Delahunty



    Last Monday Jeanette and I were invited to a forum on mining in Waihi. Part of the event was a tour of the open cast pit (formerly Martha Hill) and the Favona underground mine, and the tailing dam (formerly the Golden Valley). Even though I was an objector at the first hearings to oppose that [...] read more
    August 10, 2009 11:45 am - 8 Comments