Mining company to contest government's Te Kuha decision
There is an estimated $400m worth of “high-quality” metallurgical coal under the land.
Dane Ambler Thu, 21 Jun 2018
Stevenson Mining, the company denied permission to mine 12 hectares of conservation land on the West Coast, will seek a judicial review of the decision in the High Court.
The 12ha area at Te Kuha is part of the company’s 116ha mining proposal. Most of the land the company wants to mine is within
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