Kopako coal project

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{{#badges: CoalNewZealand|Navbar-NZcoal}} The Kopako coal project is a potential coal project being investigated by Solid Energy.

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Background

The potential mine is located at Maramarua on the North Island. Solid Energy states that it has completed a feasibility study on an opencast mine and "began a small mining operation to qualify this coal for New Zealand Steel."

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Related SourceWatch Resources

• New Zealand and coal
• New Zealand Mining Industry Association
• Solid Energy