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The information on this page shares our approach to compliance with the Crown Minerals Act (the Act).
Latest news
New royalty rates
Royalty rates for minerals listed in Schedule 2 of the Crown Minerals (Royalties for Minerals Other than Petroleum) Regulations 2013 have been updated.
Focus on resolving outstanding minerals permit applications
New Zealand Petroleum and Minerals is working to resolve almost 150 outstanding minerals permit applications by the end of the financial year, enabling valuable mining activity and signalling to the sector that New Zealand is open for business.
Minerals permitting improvement programme
We are implementing an ongoing improvements programme for our minerals permitting systems and processes to ensure we are an effective, consistent, and timely regulator.