Whitianga

Prospecting Permit: # 53325
Company: Newmont Waihi Gold trading as Waihi Gold Company Ltd.
Location: From Kuaotunu to near Tairua and surrounds including near     Whitianga and Hahei
Granted: 27/01/2012
Duration: 2 years
For minerals:  Lead, zinc, bismuth, magnesium, titanium, ilmenite, silver, aluminium, tin, rutile, copper, iron, ironsand, platinum group metals, antimony, gold, tantalum, nickel, tungsten, molybdenum, rare earths.
Area: 222.5 Sq Km

A new prospecting permit

Mercury Bay Watchdog and Kuaotunu Anti Mining Action Group (KAMAG) have both relaunched active groups since the permit was granted.

Permit map sourced from here.

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