Three months after the mining permit application for Sams Creek was turned down, Sams Creek Collective (SCC) is monitoring for the government’s imminent announcement of its decision on the land’s status. Is a fight still ahead for our community against…
A controversial gold mining application at Sams Creek has been declined, but what will happen to the land? Could the land be protected? Could it be sold? What are Siren Gold doing? The site in Tasman’s Golden Bay was the…
Our local paper observes that “An Australian company’s plans to mine gold in Golden Bay are in tatters after its permit application was declined by the Government last week. “And although the company advised that it is “reviewing the decision…
Siren Gold’s application for a mining permit for a gold mine at Sams Creek may have been declined, but opponents say the fight is not over. “It’s momentary elation, and ‘let’s celebrate the big win’,” said Sams Creek Collective spokesperson…
On 22 May, Siren Gold (‘Siren’) released a media statement responding to its mining permit application for a gold mine at Sams Creek being declined on 19 May by New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (‘NZPaM’). Read full statement: In…
Mining, under the current regime, will not contribute significantly to the national economy,” Massey University geography professor Glenn Banks said during a discussion on critical minerals and the role of mining in New Zealand, at Victoria University on Wednesday. Banks…
Local iwi in Golden Bay say they are celebrating a rare and “emotional” victory after learning the controversial Sams Creek gold mine will not go ahead. Sams Creek Collective are very grateful for their stand opposing Siren Gold’s proposal for…
The decision to decline Siren Gold’s mining permit application for Sams Creek is getting good media coverage, starting with this strong piece on Wednesday in The Press: “Work at a controversial Golden Bay gold mine site has been halted, after…
Sams Creek Collective welcomes the decision by MBIE division NZ Petroleum and Minerals (NZPAM) to decline Australian company Siren Gold’s mining permit application for a proposed gold mine at Golden Bay’s Sams Creek, calling it “the best news of the…
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Simon Upton, has issued strong warnings over a controversial large gold mine proposed for Central Otago in the hills above the Clutha River. The Commissioner has told the fast-track panel considering Australia’s Santana Minerals’…