The Waihi Gold Update
The Waihi Gold Update is a monthly newsletter designed to inform the public about our operation.
2024
Update 14 November 2024
Waihi North – Committed to Extending the Life of Mining in Waihi
Update 31 October 2024
The Waihi North Project - Fast-Track Approvals Bill
Update 3 October 2024
OceanaGold Trail Trilogy & Community Surveying
Update 26 September 2024
Crest Raise at Tailings Storage Facility 1A
Update 29 August 2024
Changes in the Martha Open Pit & Correnso and Project Martha Community Meeting
Update 25 July 2024
Air Quality Monitoring at Waihi
Update 27 June 2024
The 2023 Sustainability Report & Epro8 Schools Challenge
Update 30 May 2024
Waihi College Students Head Underground & Tailings Impoundments at Waihi
Update 16 May 2024
Martha Pit Portal Works & Investing In Our Host Community
Update 25 April 2024
The Waihi North Project - An Overview
Update 28 March 2024
The Waihi North Project Update & Ask the Experts About: Social Impact
Update 29 February 2024
OceanaGold Beach Hop Warm Up Party In Waihi & The Project Information Office
Update 15 February 2024
Martha Mineral Zone Public Notification
Update 25 January 2024 – pg. 1 (left)
Sponsorships and Donations for 2023
Update 25 January 2024 – pg. 2 (right)
Sponsorships and Donations for 2023
2023
Update 21 December 2023
Kauri Dieback Precautions & Christmas Availability
Update 30 November 2023
Taiaha Blessing at Waihi
Update 2 November 2023
Crest Raise at Tailings Storage Facility 1A
Update 26 October 2023
Community Opinions About Mining & Remnant Mining in the Martha Underground
Update 28 September 2023 – pg. 1 (left)
JumpStart Milestone & Entry Level Opportunities
Update 28 September 2023 – pg. 2 (right)
King’s Theatre Works Completed & Martha Pit Works
Update 31 August 2023
The 2021–2022 Social Impact Management Plan Report
Update 10 August 2023
The Waihi North Project Update
Update 27 July 2023
Backgrounding our 2022 Sustainability Report
Update 6 July 2023 – pg. 1
35 Years of Modern Mining in Waihi
Update 6 July 2023 – pg. 2
35 Years of Modern Mining in Waihi
Update 22 June 2023
King’s Theatre Works & Upcoming Works in the Martha Open Pit
Update May 2023
What is Gold And Silver used for & The Waihi North Project
Update May 2023
Water Treatment at Waihi & The Nugget Multisport Festival
Update April 2023
Proposed Change to the Martha Mineral Zone
Update March 2023
Waihi Gold Mining Education Trust Scholarship Recipients & Entry Level Roles at Waihi
Update February 2023
Rainfall on Site & The OceanaGold Beach Hop Warm Up Party
Update January 2023
Sponsorships and Donations for 2022
2022
Update December 2022
Holiday Period Closures and Availability & Site Trapping Initiative
Update November 2022
Mining and Subsidence & Ask the Experts About: Blast Vibration – Waihi North Project
Update October 2022
Community Opinions About Mining & the OceanaGold Beach Hop Warm Up Party
Update September 2022
The Bond Process for Modern Mining at Waihi & Investing in Our Host Community
Update August 2022
Stench Gas & Safety and the Summer Internship Programme
Update July 2022
Tailings Impoundments at Waihi Part 3
Update July 2022
Tailings Impoundments at Waihi Part 2 and Lodgement of the Waihi North Project
Update May 2022
Tailings Impoundments at Waihi
Update April 2022
The Gilmour Reserve Tunnellers’ Memorial
Update April 2022
Proposed change to the Martha Mineral Zone
Update March 2022
The many uses of silver and biocontrol of Tradescantia
Update February 2022
Jumpstart Programme for Waihi Students and Understanding Water at Waihi
Update January 2022
Sponsorships and Donations for 2021
2021
Update December 2021
Holiday Period Closures and Availability and The Waihi North Project Update
Update November 2021
The Waihi North and Martha Open Pit Project Updates
Update October 2021
Investing in Our Host Community, WSP Social Survey, Correnso and Project Martha Community Meeting details
Update September 2021
2020 SIMP Report Findings, Correnso & Project Martha Community Meeting delayed
Update August 2021
The Proposed Waihi North Project, Trail Trilogy, Correnso & Project Martha Community Meeting
Update July 2021
Proposed Change to the Martha Mineral Zone, Heritage New Zealand Visit
Update June 2021
Reefton Restoration Project Mill, Nugget Multisport Festival, Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge
2020
Update 20 August 2020
Project Quattro Have your say
Update 23 July 2020
Project Quattro
Update 25 June 2020
Tailings Storage Facility
Update 28 May 2020
What is the future of mining in a post Covid-19 world | On the straight and narrow | Thanks Waihi.
Update 30 April 2020
Covid-19 | Thanks Waihi.
Update 27 February 2020
Water | Staff redundancies | Pit Rim Walkway
Update 23 January 2020
Donation & Sponsorships 2019
2019
Update 12 December 2019
Earthquakes & Impoundments
Update 17 October 2019
Tailings Storage Facility
Update 5 September 2019
Blessing of new machinery | Project Martha | Raise Borer | Correnso Meeting
Update 25 July 2019
Amenity Effect Programme (AEP) | The Walrus | Sponsorships, Donations and Partnerships.
Update 20 June 2019
Social Impact Management Plan | Thanks for Mine Rescue Team 2019 | Sky Tower Stair Challenge.
Update 9 May 2019
Tailings storage - What has happened? What does this mean and why was the Waihi Community not consulted earlier?
Update 18 April 2019
Cross of Crosses | A walk through history | Field of Poppies | ANZAC Day
Update 21 March 2019
The Sky Tower Challenge | Back to the grind | A different kind of long drop | Miners Reunion | Beach Hop | Project Martha.
Update 28 February 2019
Project Martha | Site Tours for Rex & North wall residents | Martha Portal | The Education Centre.
Update 24 January 2019
Donations and Sponsorships from 2018
2018
Update 20 December 2018
Highlights from 2018.
Update 22 November 2018
Kauri die back, exploration drilling, Older Person’s Day, Waihi Volunteers Expo and Waihi Armistice.
Update 6 September 2018
Making submissions on Project Martha, phone survey, exploration, Archey’s Frog and the Pit Rim Walkway.
Update 26 July 2018
Project Martha, Social Impact management Plan (SIMP), a budding geologist and Amenity Effect Programme.
Update 28 June 2018
Project Martha, blessing of new machinery, Toi Ohomai Polytech students visit site and a woolly waka.
Update 24 May 2018
Fireworks display and the first gold pour.
Update 26 April 2018
Project Martha update, ECHO Walking Festival, Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge and have a heart.
Update 29 March 2018
Project Martha
Update 15 March 2018
Exploration drilling, camp life & kauri dieback
Update 15 February 2018
0800 WAIHIGOLD, sponsorships & donations and AEP.
Update 11 January 2018
Donations & sponsorships.
2017
Update 14 December 2017
How we contribute to the economy of New Zealand, Christmas underground and recycling.
Update 19 October 2017
“There’s Real Buzz in Waihi” “Just a few questions” IT Master Class and Khaki Miners in Waihi
Update 21 September 2017
Exploration drilling and kauri dieback
Update 17 August 2017
Martha North Wall, Mines Rescue and Social Impact Management Plan.
Update July 2017
Reporting on site, computer help for ‘non digital natives’ and remembering those we have lost.
Update 15 June 2017
Drones.
Update 18 May 2017
Announcement of our application for consent to construct two exploration drill drives from Correnso to Martha, explain why we are using the conveyor during May and why the vent shaft is steaming; and also report on activities on the Martha north wall.
Update 13 April 2017
Telling the story of Waihi’s gold, Waihi Arts Centre and Museum, Gold Discovery Centre and OceanaGold Education Centre.
Update 6 March 2017
Reissue of material from last year when we explained how we deal with heavy rain events on site
Update 12 January 2017
Donations, sponsorships, and partnerships from 2016.
2016
Update 8 December 2016
Blast vibration workshop, office hours over the holiday period.
Update 10 November 2016
Two of the techniques used which help us ‘see’ what is below the ground. We also advise of the first SUPA Community meeting and the next blast vibration workshop.
Update 6 October 2016
Wet enough for you, tailings impoundment, silt ponds, underground, collection ponds, Martha open pit, process plant and SIA.
Update 8 September 2016
Tailings impoundments, and explain how events like last week’s earthquakes which were felt in Waihi are a very low risk to the TSF.
Update 7 July 2016
The difference between a tailings impoundment like the two structures we have in Waihi and a tailings dam.
Update 2 June 2016
We answer some of our critics and attempt to dispel some of the myths about our industry which have received an airing recently.
Update 5 May 2016
We focus on the recent rock fall in the Martha open pit.
Update 28 April 2016
Closure of a section of the Pit Rim Walkway as a result of yesterday’s rock fall in the Martha open pit.
Update 14 April 2016
Rerouting of the northern section of the Pit Rim Walkway, explain why we are moving a short section of fence at the Cornish Pumphouse, and provide the community with a brief background on last week’s group restructure announcement.
Update 7 April 2016
Continuing work on the north wall of the open pit, exploration activity, and the recent Miners’ Reunion. Dylan Purcell also features in his Beach Hop drag race outfit as he sprints for the line.
Update 3 March 2016
Exploration activity and explain how we use drill rigs to locate gold bearing ore.