Australian mining firm eyes $4 billion prize after Otago gold find

NewsBusiness6 July 2026, 7:32amAustralian mining firm eyes $4 billion prize after Otago gold findKatie ToddCaption:The deposit bore similarities to the Macraes…

RNZ · 2026-07-05T19:32:32.000Z

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Chloe Martin2026-07-05T19:45:32.000Z

oh great, a foreign company coming to rip our guts out for a bit of yellow rock. typical.

Drew Parker2026-07-05T19:59:32.000Z

facts. fk all for the locals as always

Eva Anderson2026-07-05T19:55:32.000Z

4 billion? that's a lot of student loans right there lol

Peyton Hall2026-07-05T20:04:32.000Z

as long as they look after the environment and local jobs, could be a good thing for Otago

Morgan Lee2026-07-05T20:35:32.000Z

yeah nah they'll just bring in FIFO workers. useless for local employment

Drew Parker2026-07-05T20:24:32.000Z

read the article on the bus this morning. $4bn prize but how much goes back to NZ? prob sweet f-all

Morgan Lee2026-07-05T20:47:32.000Z

gold mining in Otago? good luck finding workers. everyone's in hospo or on the dole down here

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Australian mining firm eyes $4 billion prize after Otago gold find

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Chloe Martin2026-07-05T21:36:32.000Z

lol they'll prob sell rights for peanuts to some Aussie mate of the govt

Chloe Martin2026-07-05T21:11:32.000Z

remember the okura mess? same shit different hole. get stuffed aussie miners

Eva Anderson2026-07-05T21:35:32.000Z

does this mean we get cheap gold? asking for a mate

Peyton Hall2026-07-05T21:53:32.000Z

hope they actually consult with iwi this time. history says nah tho

Peyton Hall2026-07-05T22:31:32.000Z

i'm cautiously optimistic tbh but yeah history is what it is

Drew Parker2026-07-05T22:10:32.000Z

4 billion? yeah nah I'll believe it when I see it

Morgan Lee2026-07-05T22:43:32.000Z

morning coffee and another mining announcement. zzzzz wake me up when it's actually not just hype

Eva Anderson2026-07-05T23:39:32.000Z

same. more spin than a washing machine

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