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…
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…
NZ’s former PM Helen Clarke has spoken out on Instagram against Siren Gold’s proposal for a fast-tracked gold mine at Sams Creek. She called it ‘another nightmare proposal’, after reading Newsroom’s Fox Meyers’ article on his November ’25 visit to…
Great article out this week after Newsroom’s Fox Meyer travelled to Golden Bay to join a public walk up to the proposed Sams Creek mining location. The walk was organised by Sams Creek Collective and local walking group Wednesday Walkers.…
Can you help speak up against the government’s Fast-track Amendment Bill? We have just 24 hours left to have our say. The shameful Bill was introduced just last week and passed its first reading in parliament on 7 November. It…
As proposals for new gold mines explode across New Zealand, sparking criticism and controversy, a more fundamental question is being asked: Do we actually need any more gold? Mike White reports in the Sunday Star Times. “The total amount of…
Uploaded slides from the Sams Creek Public Meeting in Takaka. Thank you to all who came along to learn more and learn too what you can do to take action.
Excerpt: “Siren has written that there’s “hydro power available”. But that’s not the whole story. In realitythere is a power line nearby, joining the Cobb power station to the national grid. At full power theCobb station could generate enough for…
Confirming the completion of the capital raising, new Siren CEO Zane Padman states that Stage 1 infilling drilling at Sams Creek will commence in early Sept, just weeks away. Padman comments that Siren’s primary goal is to grow and develop…