Preparations for fast-tracked Waihī mine expansion to begin ‘straight away’

Preparations for fast-tracked Waihī mine expansion to begin ‘straight away’
OceanaGold chief executive Gerard Bond and Resources Minister Shane Jones at the minister's office shortly after the mining firm’s fast-track application was approved on Thursday. (Image: NZME)
Thomas Manch
Preparations to begin tunnelling for a fast-tracked mining operation at Waihī will begin “straight away”, OceanaGold chief executive Gerard Bond says.Bond was in Wellington on Thursday afternoon as the company’s planned expansion of gold and silver mining at Waihī was given full approvals under the Fast Track Approvals Act.Speaking to BusinessDesk alongside Resources Minister Shane Jones, who called the approval “vindication”, Bond said that with the approval granted, a contract for the tunnelling for the mine woul...

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