Inside South Taranaki's controversial ironsand mining project

When mining for ironsand from the sea bed, the iron rich sand is sucked onto the plant, where the iron is separated from the sand. The iron-depleted sand is then dumped back …

TRANS-TASMAN RESOURCES LIMITED

Offshore Iron Sand Project, July 2015 (Revision 18 January 2018) areas identified as Kupe North (inside the 12 nautical mile limit) and Kupe South (outside the 12 nautical mile limit) Blocks.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A LINE IN THE SAND

The process, which often involves extensive dredging of the sea or river floor, can result in devastating environmental impacts, including destruction of habitats for crustaceans, snails ... with sonic drilling in 2017 confirming the existence of iron sand deposits. While an EIA was ... OFFSHORE DAMAGE TO RIVER OR OCEAN FLOOR NOISE POLLUTION ...

Taharoa ironsand mining and ship loading | Engineering NZ

In terms of value, the ironsand concentrate is a low grade iron ore with 57 per cent iron by weight and 7.6 per cent titanium dioxide. It is exported to places such as Australia, China and Japan. Taharoa Iron Sands, Kawhia South, Waikato [16 September 1958].

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apply in Australia's offshore areas (the coastal sea, territorial sea, contiguous zone, exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf) and in the high seas and the deep seabed. It also provides a checklist of issues to consider both when regulation in Australia's offshore areas or the high seas is under

Govt launches 1st auction of offshore mineral blocks; 13 …

In August 2023, Parliament amended the Offshore Areas Mineral (Development and Regulation) Act, 2002, mandating auctions as the sole method for allocating offshore mineral blocks. The amendment aims to streamline the process of granting production leases and composite licences for the exploration and extraction of resources.

Case Study

The project would have involved the excavation of up to 50 million tonnes (27 million cubic metres) per year of seabed material containing iron sand for processing on an offshore floating vessel. Approximately 10 per cent of the …

Offshore iron sand extraction in New Zealand: Potential …

Plans to exploit an offshore source of iron sand in South Taranaki Bight (STB), New Zealand, caused concerns that such exploitation may expose benthic and pelagic biota to elevated trace metal concentrations.We conducted dilute-acid extractions and standard elutriate tests to investigate the potential of this exploitation to (1) create a new seafloor with elevated …

Ichthys LNG FPSO arrives in Australia

Offshore staff. PERTH, Australia– The INPEX-operated Ichthys LNG project has reached another major milestone with the safe arrival of FPSOIchthys Venturer in Australian waters.. The 336-m (1,102-ft) long, 59-m …

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Landforms of coastal deposition

Landforms of Coastal Deposition. Coastal deposition is when the sea drops or deposits material. This can include sand, sediment, and shingle, resulting in landforms of coastal deposition. Beaches. The beach is the area between the lowest spring tide level and the point reached by the storm waves in the highest tides. Every beach is different but usually made up of material …

Cruel, costly and ineffective: The failure of offshore …

Australia. 11. The capacity of the offshore detention centres was expanded and the bar on refugee settlement in Australia was continued. In the second and third phases, just over 3,100 asylum seekers who arrived in Australia by boat on or after 19 July 2013 were transferred offshore. Certain groups

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Taharoa ironsand mining and ship loading | Engineering NZ

Ironsand comes from volcanic deposits which have been eroded by coastal action and dispersed along the coast by littoral currents. Taharoa has both wind and waterborne deposits in dunes …

The Mining Operation | New Zealand Steel

Each year 1.2 to 1.4 million tonnes of ironsand is needed to produce steel at Glenbrook. To obtain this, 4 to 7 million tonnes of sand needs to be mined at the Waikato North Head site. Once the sand is mined, the titanomagnetite is separated from the sand by magnetic and gravity separation processes. No chemicals or other additives are used.

Offshore Iron Sand Process In Australia

Offshore Iron Sand Process In Australia Long distance slurry pipelines in Australasia: an historical The Waipipi cargo consisted of 43,000 t of ironsands concentrate in slurry form, which were pumped offshore via a 2.4 km, DN300 submarine pipeline to the ore carrier, which was …

Trans-Tasman Resources Limited South Taranaki …

Effects) Act 2012 (EEZ Act) to undertake iron ore extraction and processing operations in an area covering 35. 65 square kilometres (km2) located between 22 and 36 km (12-19 nautical miles) offshore in the South Taranaki Bight (Figure 1). 1.2 The TTR Iron Sand Mining and Processing Project (the Project), involves the excavation of up

USE OF OFFSHORE SAND AS AN ALTERNATIVE …

In previous research done on offshore sand has defined the safe limit for the allowable Clˉ ion content as 0.075% by weight of sand. Chloride level in offshore sand can be reduced by the proper washing process of offshore sand. …

(PDF) Offshore Sand and Gravel Mining

Natural aggregates, such as sand and gravel, are today the most mined minerals in the marine environment. While sand was until recently mostly extracted from land quarries and riverbeds to satisfy ...

Trans-Tasman Resources Limited South Taranaki …

1.2 The TTR Iron Sand Mining and Processing Project (the Project), involves the excavation of up to 18 million cubic metres per year (up to 50 million tonnes) of seabed material containing iron …

PART 02 Environmentally Safe and Effective Offshore …

can be recovered compared to total deposits offshore. For example, average beneficial mineral recovery based on world experience for magnetite iron sand is only 10 percent, and the rest of the other minerals is even very much less. The demagnetized or demineralized volumes respectively are returned back under the sea. 3 Advanced Technology

Manuka's Taranaki VTM Project Invited to Apply

a 3.2 billion tonne vanadium titanomagnetite iron sand resource1 located offshore in the South Taranaki Bight of New Zealand, with a granted Mining License ... providing a streamlined decision-making process to facilitate the delivery of infrastructure and ... Previously Australia's largest primary silver producer, Wonawinta produced ...

Manuka Resources to be low-carbon offshore iron sands …

Manuka Resources' (ASX:MKR) low-cost South Taranaki Bight Project is anticipated to be in the bottom quartile of carbon dioxide emitters globally once the offshore iron sands project reaches production. In a time where the world is pushing towards net zero carbon emissions and decarbonisation, Manuka Resources' South Taranaki project has the potential …

Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in …

NORM arising from various process waste streams, including by landfill or land spreading. • Develop guidance for remedial action at sites contaminated by historical NORM waste generation, including reviewing the 1984 NHMRC statement "Guidelines for Remedial Action in Areas where Residues from Mineral Sand Mining and Processing have been

PH's 1st large-scale offshore mining to start in January

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SOUTH TARANAKI BIGHT OFFSHORE IRON SAND …

2.2 Iron Sand Resource 13 2.3 Project Overview 13 Introduction 13 Vessel and Machinery Requirements 14 Extraction Methodology 21 Processing Methodology 24 Re-deposition of de …

Trans-Tasman Resources Limited offshore iron sand …

to extract and process iron sand from the same area but the applications were refused. 1.2. Purpose and scope of this conditions report 6. This Analysis of Conditions Report has been requested by the Decision-making Committee (DMC) and provides a detailed analysis of TTRL's latest set of proffered conditions – these being those attached to

South Taranaki Bight seabed iron sand extraction and …

Project details: The South Taranaki Bight (STB) iron sands project located 22km to 36km offshore from Patea. The Company also has a granted Prospecting Permit covering potential high grade (>10%HM) heavy mineral sand deposits offshore the West Coast of the South Island containing iron, ilmenite, zircon, rutile, garnet and gold similar to the onshore Barrytown deposit.

IRON SAND

The kilns operate at a temperature of 1100oC and, during the flow-through time of about 12 hours, reduce the iron oxide to form sponge iron containing 70% Fe. The sponge iron, known as reduced primary concentrate, is melted in an electric arc furnace to produce molten pig iron plus a vanadium-rich slag, which is separated as a valuable by-product.

ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS OF TRANS-TASMAN …

Trans-Tasman Resources' (TTR) proposed offshore iron sands project will have a positive economic impact on the South Taranaki, Whanganui and New Plymouth districts. The project will also make a ... The iron sands project aims to extract iron ore from iron sand from the seabed of the South Taranaki Bight, in an area which is between 22 and 37 ...