Wellington, Nov 27 NZPA - It's highly unlikely conservation land in the Coromandel will be carved up if approval for mining is given, the Minerals Industry Association says.

Wellington, Aug 28 NZPA - Opening the conservation estate to mining could put New Zealand's $20 billion tourism industry at risk, the Tourism Industry Association said today as opposition to the Government's decision to carry out a stocktake of valuable mineral resources increased.

Wellington, Aug 28 NZPA - Greenpeace wants the mining industry to identify which areas of conservation land it is interested in mining.

Wellington, July 25 NZPA - One of New Zealand's least publicised non-metallic minerals, halloysite, is highly sought-after and exported to 23 countries to make quality porcelains.

Wellington, July 25 NZPA - Miners are mounting a major lobbying campaign in the run-up to the general election and calling for a re-think on support for exploration.

By Kent Atkinson of NZPA Wellington, July 25 NZPA - Miners say New Zealand has $140 million worth of metallic minerals left in the ground , but needs a better approach to extracting wealth from both those minerals, and its oil, gas and coal.