NZ dolomite permit for Omya

摘要

Omya has been granted a reduced consent to continue mining dolomite in a rare endemic forest in Kahurangi National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Conservation Minister Chris Carter has granted Omya New Zealand a 25-year mining permit over 8.86ha on the upper slopes of Mount Burnett, in northern Golden Bay. Omya will have to contribute 15,000 dollars a year for weeding and pest control and put up a 100,000 dollars bond against failure to rehabilitate the site. Both figures are to be adjusted every five years.