Seabed mining is back in the spotlight as Trans Tasman Resources submits second application for consent to mine off the South Taranaki coast.

A reef offshore from Patea is not being explored in order to find life forms that seabed mining could endanger - but that may be one

The gain in first-half profit reflects a recovery in the price of gold.

Can the industry win over a generation of "millennials" with very different demands and expectations?

Twenty-five years after the first diamonds were found in Canada's Northwest Territories, it's still a game of hurry-up-and-wait.

The injured New Zealander freed from Nigerian kidnappers is not yet well enough to return home.

A miner reveals the hidden pain of suffering a mental breakdown while living and working at a remote Australian site.

Solid Energy, which is being broken up and sold, has applied for consent to start a small mine near Reefton, allowing it to retain staff.

This Canadian diamond miner saw its share surge 30pc when it announced it had found the world's second biggest diamond.

Company says latest Solid Energy cuts not a 'slash and burn exercise'.

Plan to create better chances for protection appears to have been scuppered for greater mineral exploitation, writes Anton Van Heldon.

De Beers is ramping up diamond sales to cash in on a recovery from last year's slump.

The extent of Solid Energy's cutbacks is revealed in the company's evidence to Parliament's commerce select committee.

OceanaGold Corp, the gold and copper miner, said its annual profit halved due to low commodity prices and extra costs from its purchase of Waihi Gold Mine.

Solid Energy says a decision on whether the Stockton coal mine should be closed is "pending", and it expects to make a decision in the next few months.

The last gold dredge operating on the West Coast is up for sale.

BHP Billiton will write down the value of its US shale assets by NZ$11.19 billion amid collapsing oil and gas prices.

Five years ago today, 31 men hung their identification tags on a board and headed underground to work.

A 30-year-old man has died following a work accident at a goldmine in Southland last night.

Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful - so goes the advice of investment sage Warren Buffett.

Oceana Gold is predicted to boost gold production 30 per cent to 40 per cent by 2017.

Sixty-five staff to axed as operator admits there is no chance whatsover of finding a buyer for Waikato mine that's cost about $500,000 a month to keep open.

Coalminer Bathurst Resources has posted a net loss of $16.4 million after tax for the year to June 30, 2015, compared to $189.9 million the previous year.

Fonterra has confirmed it has put on hold a proposed coal mine at Mangatangi while it assesses its energy options.

Solid Energy creditors yesterday voted to retain the company's existing administrators and not to set up a creditors' committee.

A group of mostly Nelson investors face losing $2m after the collapse of a Colombian gold mining scheme.

Commonwealth Bank economist Gareth Aird says the weak Australian currency is enticing tourists from home and abroad, helping the economy to rebalance and stimulate growth.

Solid Energy acting chairman Andy Coupe admitted it was "unlikely" that any sale, or sales, would cover its outstanding debt.

Gold futures have fallen for the second time in three days amid mounting speculation that the US Fed will raise interest rates.