Call To Protest. Hi all protest this sunday, Please share. Mining Gets Go-ahead In Karangahake Gorge. Coromandel Watchdog says extensive mining activity is due to start soon in the “beautiful bush clad hills behind the iconic Karangahake Rail Trail.” According to their media release, New Talisman Gold Mines received an “Authority to Enter and Operate” from the Department of Conservation in August this year and - combined with their resource consent from Hauraki District Council this means the mining company can begin its bulk sampling and trial mining program; mining around 600 tonnes of ore a month. Coromandel Watchdog actively lobbies against mining around the Coromandel and claims Hauraki District Council issued the resource consent without public notification. Karangahake resident Mark Beach, who has been watching the mining company trucking out material past his front door, says he has found cracks appearing in the road and is angry locals were not officially consulted. Iwi spokesperson Winn Brownlee of Ngāti Tamaterā said local iwi were strongly opposed to mining in Karangahake. “Talisman Gold did come to see me and we objected to the mine, just as our forebears did. “They shouldn’t be touching anything close to our [river] as there is no guarantee that they’re not going to pollute our waterways,” she said. “All our forests [and birdlife] should be coming back - it’s a place where everyone should be able to go to and is very significant to Ngati Tamatera.” Coromandel Watchdog spokesperson Ruby Powell said the consents should not have been granted. “This area suffered drastic pollution from mining historically and is now recovering and regenerating. https://facebook/events/804644622892066/?source=1
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:46:26 +0000
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