MinEx Health & Safety Council elected

Following the call for nominations for the inaugural Board of the MinEx Health & Safety Council, the following nominees have been appointed to the ten positions available. Congratulations to these willing volunteers, and thanks also to the members of the Working...

Mr Sandman wins Paykel Shield

On November 25th 2005, at the Auckland Branch Annual Christmas function, held at the Waipuna Lodge and sponsored by Komatsu, Orica and Applied Conveyor and Belting it was time again to honour a man who was a part of the committee that year when the idea for the Paykel...

Whangarei Quarry Gardens

What do you do with a disused quarry ? This quarry site is in the process of being restored. The (web)site makes an interesting read, and if you enjoy gardening and rare plants, the physical site is also well worth a visit Native birds abound – wood pigeons and...

Lloyd Jones – ‘Forceful’ mining man dies aged 88

Lloyd Samuel Jones, mining engineer. b. Dunedin, February 6, 1917; d Wellington, August 26, 2005. LLOYD JONES, 88, was, above all, a character – a representative of a tough ‘breed of mining men, once common in this country, but alas, now, all too rare. A...