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Public Consultation on a draft Critical Minerals List for New Zealand

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) is developing a critical minerals list, to identify New Zealand’s mineral potential, and to help catalogue the domestic and imported minerals that are vital to New Zealand’s economy, national security, and technology needs.

Mineral endowment report released

A new report on New Zealand’s mineral endowment identifying short, medium, and long-term prospects for potential development has been released.