Major Fast-Track Mining Project Approved

Major Fast-Track Mining Project Approved

The project took 112 working days to approve, from the time the panel was convened. Mr Jones estimates that had it gone through the usual process, approval would have taken longer than five years.

Major Fast-track mining project approved

The first major mining project, Waihi North, has gained consent today to expand operations until 2043 through the Fast-track process, Infrastructure Minister Chris Bishop and Resources Minister Shane Jones say.  "Oceana Gold’s Waihi North mining project is a nationally significant investment that will deliver substantial economic benefits for the Waikato region and New Zealand,” Mr Bishop says.  “A project of this scale and complexity requires n…