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The pictures above are everyday images from Newmont Waihi Gold's gold and silver mines at the base of the Coromandel Peninsula.

What's in the truck?
John and Casey are just two of the 350 staff who work directly for Newmont Waihi Gold. They are standing next to a truck delivering cyanide. There's a lot of misunderstanding about cyanide.
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Tailings impoundment
This is a tailings storage area. We have two, this one closed in 2006. The slopes are planted in grass and native trees and shrubs. The pond will eventually become a wetland.
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Paradise ducks on tailings pond
This is the 'toxic waste dump' you keep hearing about. During duck shooting season it becomes 'Club Med for Ducks' The water in this tailings impoundment is clean enough to discharge directly into the river.
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Favona portal
That's the portal to our underground mines in the dustance. In the foreground are some of the over 450,000 native trees and shrubs we have planted. Lots of them have been on riparian margins along the Ohinemuri River. That's good for the river, good for downstream users, and great for all the ferns which have sprung up under the shade of the new trees. And yes, this is the river that both mines discharge into. We regularly monitor the water we discharge. We are well aware that we discharge water into a world-class trout fishing river, and we want to keep it that way by protecting in stream aquatic life and the habitat.
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Environmental monitoring
We monitor everything we do. Mark and Adrienne are monitoring water quality in a bore next to the tailings impoundment. The stock? We have a farm on site and stock graze the embankment slopes.
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Underground mining
An aerial view of the entrance to our Favona and Trio underground mines. An area about the size of five football fields is all that is needed for an underground operation. Most people don't even know the mine exists. We think underground mining is the way of the future.
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Dotterels
Martha Mine is the only recorded inland breeding site of the threatened New Zealand Dotterel. Our 'bird man' Gary was lucky enough to get this picture of six birds on the embankment next to the tailings impoundment. That's the waste loadout area in the background on the other side of the pond.
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Another View

The gold mining industry in New Zealand often seems to be in the news. There's lots of claims and counter claims about the economic, environmental and social effects of the industry, lots of emotive language and not too many facts. Here at newmont Waihi Gold we know ther is another view. It's the view of those who work in and around the industry, who know what goes on, and who want to let everybody else know too. The idea is to get the facts out there so that you can make up your own mind.

2 May 2012
How do we measure up?
It is regularly suggested that gold mining doesn’t do anything for its host communities. Critics point to the Deprivation Index (NZDep) as evidence. What is NZDep? What does it measure? How is it used? Click here. (PDF). For a more detailed explanation click here.

5 April 2012
The 'F' Word ... the facts, and frogs
We think it's important that the public understands what we do and how we do it. In this short article we explain about frogs. Click here. (PDF)


28 March 2012
Big overseas companies don't care
We beg to differ, and we belong to a wide range of organisations that show we do care ... about a lot of things. Click here.

March 8 2012
Taxes and Royalties
How much do we really pay? Click here.

May 19 2011
Exploration 101: The Top Ten Myths about exploration drilling
What’s the real story about drilling for gold? Click here.

May 13 2011
Gold mines and water quality
Gold mines pollute the environment and affect water quality? Here are the facts. Click here.

April 11 2011
Exploration drill rigs
Our response to one person who contacted us to express concerns about our exploration activities Click here.

April 6 2011
Earthquakes & Tailings Dams
How are the tailings impoundments at Waihi designed and constructed to withstand earthquakes? Click here.

April 6 2011
Lessons from Tui mine
Whenever anyone wants to point to the ‘toxic legacy’ of the mining industry, Tui mine on the slopes of Mount Te Aroha is always at the top of the list Could modern mines end up in the same condition? Click here.

February 7 2011
Safety and the mining industry
The mining industry – with its large machinery, explosives, and in some cases underground work environments – is perceived by the public to be full of all manner of dangerous jobs. Why does the general public see mining as being so dangerous? Click here.

November 18 2010
Safety First
As a company and as individuals we respect the right of others to make their views known. Unfortunately, recently a few members of a protest group crossed a well signposted hi viz mesh fence into an area around the operating drill rig where there are multiple hazards. Click here.

November 5 2010
What’s happening at Opoutere?
Our exploration drill site near Opoutere received a visit from a group of people with placards who had brought a TV3 news crew with them. Click here.

November 1 2010
For the birds
It has been suggested that exploration activities on the Coromandel Peninsula could threaten the endangered New Zealand Dotterel. We sponsor the wages, ute, quad bike and general requirements of the Department of Conservation NZ Dotterel Watch Ranger (Read her report here) and the Development Site at the gold mine in Waihi is the only recorded inland breeding site of NZ Dotterel. Read more about bird life at the Development Site in Waihi

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 The Another View website was set up by Newmont Waihi Gold to provide the other side of the story on mining and its economic and environmental impacts.

We live on the Coromandel too. That’s why we invest in our community and pride ourselves on our excellent environmental record.

To find out more about what we do and how we do it, visit our Newmont Waihi Gold website: www.waihigold.co.nz

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From the archive
Schedule 4 debate 2010