Santana, Uvre, New Talisman and more: What’s driving NZ’s mining momentum?

Uvre chair Brett Mitchell (left) is bullish on mining in NZ while Evolution Mining founder Jake Klein is backing Reefton-based Federation Mining. (Image: NZME)

Rebecca Stevenson

Fri, 07 Nov 2025

Pattrick Smellie

Fri, 07 Nov 2025

Stay ahead with BusinessDesk’s regular Small Cap Wrap – all the latest small cap opportunities, market trends and more.Uvre chair Brett Mitchell says people like him have never before looked at NZ for mining opportunities, but all that has changed. High gold prices, increased red tape in Australia and the NZ Government’s mining-friendly policies mean the “planets have aligned”, and Australian gold miner Uvre is one of the new entrants to the NZX and to exploration in NZ wanting to create wealth for investors.I...

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