• Newmont Waiihi Gold celebrated 20 years of modern mining in 2008.
  • Mining at Martha pit and Favona underground mine will possibly continue until 2011; exploration programs are underway.
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Health and Safety

Timeout for Safety

In the past few years, Newmont Waihi Gold has introduced a number of new initiatives to improve onsite health and safety, including "safety time outs," where our entire operations are shut down so employees could gather in their respective work teams to discuss health and safety issues, and recommend improvement initiatives to management.

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Community

Waihi Building Mine Discovery Center

Newmont's mining operations are located literally within the town of Waihi, which has a population of approximately 5,000 people.

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Business News

Newmont Waihi Named Best Global Operator

Newmont Waihi received the NDA Global Operator Award at the Westpac Waikato Business Excellence Awards ceremony late last year.

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Environment

Restoring Biodiversity in Waihi

Since 1995, Newmont's operation in Waihi, New Zealand has been working with the community to restore biodiversity in and around the mine and town of Waihi.

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Contacts

Contacts

For more information about our Waihi operation, please contact:

The Communication Officer
Newmont Waihi Gold Ltd.
P.O. Box 190
Waihi, New Zealand
linda.willoughby@newmont.com