New Talisman Gold Mines Ltd

The first measures for a mining start at the Talisman gold mine returns the famous Karangahake mining area to being a wealth creator for New Zealand.

Government proposals which could dramatically alter how mining is done in New Zealand cast a pall of gloom over the annual AusIMM New Zealand Mining Conference in in Tauranga. Attendee Simon Hartley summarises the state of the sector.

Simon Hartley found on the first day of the AusIMM NZ Mining Conference in Tauranga that there were positive signs but the elephant in the room was the Government stance on new mines on conservation land.

The publicity savvy anti-miners did their best by trying to pester pre-conference tours for the AusIMM NZ Mining Conference in Tauranga but they had greater success by amplifying their exploits on social media.

While the progress to put the historic Talisman mine back into production has had some minor road blocks the course going forward has been positive.

The number of delegates for the annual AusIMM NZ Mining Conference to be held in Tauranga later this month are growing, with the list of keynote speakers a drawcard.

New Talisman Gold Mines has been advancing test work on high grade ore at the Talisman gold mine and now looking at a pilot plant blueprint.

New Talisman continues mine development on the Talisman mine while also working on ore treatment and perhaps concentrate sales either in New Zealand or offshore.

High grade ore can cover a lot of mine economic issues, and that is a point made by New Talisman Gold Mines on its Talisman mine project.

Refurbishment of the high-grade Talisman gold and silver mine at Karangahake has allowed some extraction of high-grade zones to begin.