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Bathurst’s Mine Expansion Faces Environmental Pushback | Auckland News
Bathurst Resources is racing against time to expand its Stockton coal mine, aiming to extract 20 million tonnes over 25 years to fuel steel production — but with existing permits expiring in March 2027, they fear a standard approval process won’t save their operations. The expansion threatens to disrupt 390 local jobs and faces fierce opposition from conservation groups like Forest and Bird, who warn of irreversible damage to the Denniston Plateau’s fragile ecosystem home to kiwi, giant snails, and rare lizards. Protesters even camped on-site in 2025, halting work for days and pledging to…
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