Media
Media Statement
The latest South Taranaki Bright Fact Sheet 2019
Commentary on recent media misinformation and exaggerated claims relating to TTR's South Taranaki Brights iron sands project
Read more on TTR's World Class Vanadium Rich Titomagnetite Iron sands Project in STB Update 2019
Previous Media Release
TTR’s Lodges Notice to Court of Appeal to Seek Leave to Appeal Marine Consent High Court Judgment of 28 August 2018
On 21 September 2018 TTR lodged a notice to the Court of Appeal to seek leave to appeal the High Court judgment of 28 August 2018 regarding our marine consents for the STB iron sands project.
The basis of the TTR appeal is that the EPA did follow a legally correct approach in granting a marine discharge consent to TTR - including a comprehensive set of consent conditions specifically designed to protect the marine environment and existing interests, particularly iwi.
Alan J Eggers
Executive Chairman
21 September 2018
TTR Appeal Decision 28 August 2018
TTR is disappointed with the High Court outcome released on Tuesday 28 August 2018.
Of the eight different grounds of appeal only one was upheld and that was solely in relation to the correct legal meaning of “adaptive management” or the type of environmental compliance monitoring required to be incorporated in the TTR consents. Read more...
For Immediate Release
10 August 2017
TTR’s Marine Consent to Recover and Export Iron Sands in STB Approved
We welcome the Decision Making Committee’s (DMC) decision today to approve our Marine Consent to recover and export iron sands offshore in the South Taranaki Bight (STB). Read more...
9 November 2016
For Immediate Release
Trans-Tasman Resources Statement on Environment Court Decision
A Trans-Tasman Resources spokesperson said today:
“The decision of the Court has clarified issues around disclosure of sensitive data for all parties, including Trans-Tasman Resources.”
“We respect the decision by the Court and will release the technical information and third party economic data as directed. Given TTR’s commercial responsibilities we are confident that we have taken all reasonable steps in order to fulfil our duties to our shareholders and commercial partners with regards to the protection and safeguarding of confidential information and intellectual property assets.” Read more..
Friday 16 September 2016
For immediate release
Trans-Tasman Resources welcomes acceptance of EPA marine consent application to extract iron sands off Taranaki coast
Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has welcomed the acceptance of its application for a South Taranaki iron ore project by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which will be publicly notified shortly. Read more..
Media Statement
Trans-Tasman Resources lodges EPA marine consent application to extract iron sands off South Taranaki coast
Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR) has today lodged a Marine Consent application with the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for our proposed South Taranaki Bight (STB) iron sands mining project. Read more...
