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Earlier this year, New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M) introduced processing timeframes for minerals and petroleum applications received from 1 July 2024, and committed to publishing results quarterly on its performance against those timeframes.
This snapshot provides insights into how many minerals permit applications were received and how many outcomes were made between 1 July and 30 September 2024.
A spate of operators quarrying Crown-owned minerals without permits has caught the attention of the regulator of New Zealand’s mining industry, New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals (NZP&M).
The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is developing a critical minerals list, to identify New Zealand’s mineral potential, and to help catalogue the domestic and imported minerals that are vital to New Zealand’s economy, national security, and technology needs.
A new report on New Zealand’s mineral endowment identifying short, medium, and long-term prospects for potential development has been released.
This snapshot provides insights into how many minerals permit applications we received and how many application outcomes there were between 1 January and 31 March 2024.
A new mineral reservation over the Kermadec Arc has been declared for 18 months replacing a reservation that expires on 4 July 2024.
A 5 month sprint to resolve over 150 outstanding historical permit applications by the end of June has dropped the queue of applications received before 1 July 2023 by over 80%.
The 2023 Annual Return of Industrial Rocks and Minerals survey is now live. We value your feedback.
NZP&M has introduced processing timeframes for minerals and petroleum applications received on and from 1 July 2024, and will publish results quarterly on its performance against those timeframes.