Straterra Inc

One of the best attended sessions at the AusIMM NZ Mining Conference yesterday covered the concerning debate of a Government threat of no new mines on conservation land.

It is fine for the Government to embrace the idea of New Zealand taking up green metals but it has been told explorers and investors would require the right regulatory environment.

Straterra has described the Productivity Commission’s draft report on transitioning to a low emissions economy but put in a plug for the importance of the West Coast’s coking coal export industry.

The Wellington-based mining lobby is the second resources sector body to seek more information under the Official Information Act about the reasoning behind invoking a ban on new oil exploration permits.

With the deluge of social and newspaper media opinions on economic issues it was good to see the mining lobby chief outline the economic importance of mining and its small footprint in New Zealand.

Some of the responses by companies and industry bodies against a ban on new petroleum exploration permits may have more Kiwis pondering the future impact.

The mystery of who would be speaker at tomorrow night’s Straterra Club meeting in Wellington has been solved, if it really was a mystery.

The severe weather from ex Cyclone Gita has forced cancellation of this week’s Straterra Mining Club meeting.

The first Straterra Minerals Club meeting for the year will be held in Wellington next month.

In social media being swamped by anti-mining and anti-fossil-fuel rhetoric it’s good to see Straterra explaining the regional and national value of the Te Kuha mine.