How many mines in nz?

Answer 1

New Zealand's minerals are varied.

· Aggregate- rock, sand

· aluminium

· Antimony

· Bentonite

· beryllium

· coal - 21 operating mines

· chromium

· clay

· copper

· diatomite

· gallium

· gold - 2 large mines

· iron ore

· lead

· limestone

· lithium

· manganese

· Mercury

· molybdenum

· nickel

· perlite

· platinum

· pounamu

· pumice

· serpentine

· silica

· Silver

· Tin

· titanium

· Titanomagnetite ironsand

· tungsten

· Uranium

· Zeolite

· Zinc

· Zirconium

List of Mining Companies (28)

· Asia Minarial Resources

· Aurora Minerals Ltd.

· Blue Pacific Minerals

· Crown Minerals

· Downer Group

· Glass Earth Ltd.

· Heritage gold NZ Ltd.

· Industrial Minerals (NZ) Ltd.

· Industrial Processors Ltd. (Inpro)

· Lyfestyle Research Ltd.

· Matha Mine

· McDonald's Lime Ltd.

· Neptune Minerals

· New Zealand China Clays Ltd.

· New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd.

· NZ Natural Zeolite

· OceanaGold

· Otter Gold Mines Ltd.

· Pacific Pumic

· Paheraka Minerals

· Parkside Limestone Quarry

· Perry Group Ltd.

· Pike River Coal Ltd.

· Solid Energy New Zealand Ltd.

· Roa Mining Company Limited

· The New Zealand Minerals Industry Association (NZMIA)

· Timaru Bluestone Industries Ltd.

· Zedex Minerals Limited

Answer 2

There are currently about 5 active coal mines in New Zealand.