New Zealand: 2 of 6

ENVIRONMENT

Bathurst to close Canterbury mine

The mine produces low sulphur coal primarily for the local dairy industry.

12 February 2021

POWER

Rio Tinto NZ smelter keeps lights on until end-2024

Rio Tinto in 2020 flagged planned closure due to high transmission costs.

14 January 2021

EXPLORATION

Seequent targets productivity with software upgrade

Leapfrog Geo now has up to 25% faster overall processing times.

10 December 2020

MANAGEMENT

Position Partners in UK deal

Company to incorporate Soil Instrument products in Australian, New Zealand offering.

07 December 2020

TECHNOLOGY

Another Rio Tinto robot contract for Scott

Company to provide and commission equipment for a lab at the Robe Valley mine.

07 August 2020

TECHNOLOGY

Seequent accelerates cloud software development

Seequent Central getting a push due to COVID-19

22 July 2020

EXPLORATION

IMDEX buys AusSpec for US$5.9 million

Acquisition strengthens IMDEX's mineralogy offerings

07 July 2020

EXPLORATION

Minerva expands into Australia, NZ markets

TERRA can also use AI to identify multi-element zones

01 July 2020

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