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NZ's fast-track law hits mining: Chatham Rock case

The company has been trying to develop phosphate assets since 2007

Chatham Rock Phosphate  holds a mining permit off the coast of New Zealand with significant seabed deposits of rock phosphate and other potentially valuable minerals.

Chatham Rock Phosphate holds a mining permit off the coast of New Zealand. | Credits: Chatham Rock Phosphate

New Zealand's recently introduced fast-track approvals process is already beginning to reignite the country's mining sector, according to Chris Castle, chief executive of Chatham Rock Phosphate, a junior...

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