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Pike River receivers may not be able to claim full insurance
As a new machine arrives to help recovery efforts at Pike River, receivers say they may not be able to claim a full $100m insurance payout to reimburse creditors of Pike River Coal.
Govt looks at fast tracking mining to help workers
The Govt is considering fast tracking the expansion of coal mining operations on the West Coast.
Govt looking at West Coast stimulus plan
The Government has agreed to work on an economic stimulus package for the West Coast.
<i>Jesse Dykstra</i>: Reflections on coal mining
In the wake of the Pike River tragedy, PhD student Jesse Dykstra blogs on the mining industry and the associated risks
Pike River board meets to discuss future
Pike River Coal's board is to meet tomorrow to talk about options for the company's future.
Still a future for West Coast mining, says Pike chair
Pike River Coal says all its staff are being kept on full pay, with some being reassigned to jobs including helping out at the mine site
Dairy auction prices slip
Dairy prices have slipped at Fonterra's overnight online auction, with the globalDairyTrade index down 2.5 per cent.
Kiwi technology helps miners
Monitoring gear developed in New Zealand is being used to help doctors assess the vital signs of the miners trapped in the Chilean mine.
NZ microbe to produce ethanol from Chinese pollution
A local biotech firm is set to use its patented microbe technology in China.
Take a deep breath - why the world is running out of helium
A US law means supplies of the gas - a vital component in MRI scans - are vanishing fast.
Continued mining will boost jobs - local MPs
Despite environmental concerns persisting, local MPs are hopeful mining in Northland and on the West Coast will boost jobs.
Brownlee mining dream in tatters
The Govt this morning withdrew its proposal to open up more than 7000ha of conservation land to prospecting and mining.
People power forces Govt u-turn on mining
The Govt will today scrap hugely controversial plans to mine some of the country's most pristine conservation land.