TiGa Minerals & Metals
Barrytown Mineral Project
In a decision published on 29 April 2024, TiGa Minerals & Metals (TiGa) was granted a resource consent to mine and process minerals and heavy metals on private farmland on the Barrytown Flats on the West Coast, New Zealand.
TiGa is committed to ensuring mana whenua and the community had an opportunity to participate in the consenting process.
TiGa welcomes the decision of the consent commissioners to grant its application.
We are pleased that the commission commended TiGa on its extensive and cooperative consultation with community, iwi Māori and environmental groups.
Our process helped develop the conditions of consent by which TiGa must operate to mitigate against potential impacts of the mining operation.
This website includes information about the project and its economic and environmental benefits, provides all the resource consent reports and answers key questions.
We want people to understand the advantages for the community as well as any impacts from mining activities, and how we propose to mitigate them.
Consent Under Appeal
On 20 May 2024, the Environment Court of New Zealand officially acknowledged that it had received an appeal against the resource consents granted to TiGa Minerals & Metals.
The appeal was lodged by the Coast Road Resilience Group Incorporated, with the Department of Conservation and Forest & Bird joining the appeal.
Respondents to the appeal are the West Coast Regional Council and Grey District Council, being the authorities that, via an independent commission, granted the consent application.
The applicant, TiGa Minerals & Metals, has been joined by Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Waewae.
Employment and contracted services opportunities
Since TiGa’s consent was announced, the company has received numerous inquiries about employment or the provision of contracted services.
TiGa is collating these approaches and will respond to all expressions of interest as our planning develops.
Please note, however, that our consent to mine has been appealed to the Environment Court. This appeal means TiGa will delay its employment offers and engagement with local contractors until a result is known.
Nevertheless, we encourage you to continue to file expressions of interest to our public inquiries email.
The Barrytown Mineral Project will provide significant economic benefits for the Grey District and wider West Coast community.
Employment, economic activity, local spending and exports will all increase significantly.
The mine will generate an estimated $63 million per year and create 57 directly employed mining jobs and 80 support jobs elsewhere in the economy.
More people will be attracted to the area and young people will have more employment opportunities on the West Coast.
TiGa accepts and supports its environmental obligations.
We will put provisions in place for the operation of the Barrytown Mineral Project that ensure water, wildlife and the wider environment are protected and enhanced, and the land is fully restored to farming pasture.
We propose to increase the area of native planting on the site and along bordering wetlands and waterways, remove pest weeds and institute a pest control programme for introduced mammalian predators.
TiGa will work with the West Coast community to ensure locals are involved in the resource consent process.
We asked the West Coast Regional Council and Grey District Council to publicly notify our resource consent application so anyone with an interest can have their say on the project. We will create a community working group to make sure community voices continue to be heard following the consent hearing process.
We also propose to create opportunities for local youth to study and gain employment.
“We’re committed to ensuring mana whenua and the West Coast community have an opportunity to participate in the resource consent process.”
— Robert Brand, TiGa Managing Director