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	2010 13 July Rain, rain Martha workshops on the move One Year LTA-free Beyond the Mine 2009 29 June Frosty mornings and noise effects Martha East Layback History in Motion: Grand Junction bullion store move Movin' On: Our EA manager Kelvyn Eglinton heads to Perth 15 June Grand Junction Refinery relocation East Layback earthworks Newmont at Fieldays 1 June Grand Junction Arbour Day 5 June and International Year of Biodiversity 18 May Maximising our Mineral Potential We would like to share our submission with you Another View anotherview.co.nz 4 May See ya later, alligator Waihi welcomes another successful tourism venture Another View anotherview.co.nz Where are we at? How will I know when you are blasting? 20 April Miners' Reunion ANZAC Day – WW1 Tunnellers Another View 6 April Focus on the East Mine Rescue to the Rescue 23 March Seventh Successful Season: NZ Dotterel Watch Partnership Whatever it Takes: Pathways Health & Fantail Gardens 9 March The Schedule 4 debate 23 February Why people use the Pit Rim Walkway Lots of reasons to visit Waihi 9 February Investing in our Community East Layback 26 January Open Day 2010: Getting (almost) to the bottom of it A Dusting of Lime Hydroseeding 12 January (1.3MB PDF) 20 Things to do on Open Day, January 17 2010 2009 29 December Memorable Moments in 2009 Open Day 2010 15 December Open Day 2010 Happy Holidays 1 December Safety First Honing Their Skills Vacation Student Programme Waihi Central School Video PCE Visitor 17 November CN Code Certification for Waihi Drillers Go Back to School Fit and Well 3 November Revamped Gold Story Valued Community Input into SIA NZ Dotterel Watch – A New Season Begins 20 October East Wall 'Tyred Out' for Now To the CATwalk How do you get onto a mine site dressed in clothes from the catwalk? 6 October Has Someone Lost Something?? CSAMT Explained Site Visitors: TV1 'Sunday' Aussie Dust DJSI (World) Weed Spraying 22 September Earthworms – Science in Action Eastern Layback Walkway Weed Spraying Stocking up on Ore 8 September Open Day Jan 17 2010 The Stocktake Debate Recent Visitors Counting Sheep 25 August How Would Mine Closure Affect Waihi? SGA/AusIMM: It's Conference Time One Big Sucker on Site Counting Sheep 11 August Mill operating Time Out for Safety Camping in This Weather? Open Day 2010 28 July Silica (part#2) 14 July Silica (part #1) Enhancing our Assets (Pit Rim Walkway planting) 30 June International Environmental Standards International Health and Safety Standards Safe Work Mates John Key Pops In For A Visit 16 June Club Med for Ducks ... and speaking of the NZ Dotterel Working Towards Mine Closure 2 June Dotterel Watch Partnership Let the Wild Rumpus Start! (Soft toys on the pit rim walkway) 19 May Fire at Waihi Gold's Mill Rapid Response Community Meetings 5 May Cyanide From tailing dam to lake and wetland Social Impact Assessment 21 April Dust Suppression Trials Echo Walking Festival Photographic Record Update 7 April This issue was used by Waihi Community Vision to update the community on their progress 24 March Waste Rock Embankments Pimp My Loader Victorian Bush Fire Appeal The More Things Change (NZ Tunnelling Coy descendants' gathering) 10 March Early Miners Reunion Beyond the Mine Bureau Veritas audit 24 February The Amenity Effect Programme The New Zealand Tunnelling Company Early Miners Reunion 10 February Investing in our Community Community Donations and Sponsorships Financial Assistance 2008 Eastern Layback 27 January Jolly Good Show: The Waihi Drama Club is Thriving 13 January Summer Vacation Students Pit Rim Walkway End of an Era Visitor Numbers are Up 2008 30 December Highlights 2008, A year of anniversaries and milestones 9 December Air Quality Monitoring in Waihi Pit Rim Walkway 25 November 20 Year Celebration 11 November East Layback – One Step Closer 20 Year Celebration A Momentous Milestone 29 October Stage Gate Process: a project pipeline Fair Go Ad Awards Recent Visitors: James Redwood Recent Visitors: Romanian Delegation 20 years, 1988-2008 14 October Defibrillators, real CPR help Newmont and greenhouse gasses Newmont and DJSI World Responsible Jewellery Waihi ConnEXions Te Radar and Homegrown 30 September Oral History Project Walkway Opening 16 September Wild about Waihi Western Layback Communication Survey 2 September The Amenity Effect Programme 19 August Legacy Projects Pit Rim Walkway Eastern Walkway extension Slevin Park Timelines 5 August Reverse what? The reverse osmosis plant TSF2: from tailings dam to lake and wetland The school of rock, managing NAF and PAF Have your say: Western layback survey 22 July Water: where does it come from on site? How is it treated? How is water quality monitored? Where does it go? What is the quality of water discharged from site? 8 July Guy Spurr, 1959–2008, Newmont Waihi Gold Education Officer 1 July Investing in our Community Donations & Sponsorships Funding Criteria 17 June Support for Tauranga Rescue Helicopter Waihi's Gold Story Coals to Newcastle 3 June Western Layback - No Go Eastern Layback Geological and Economic Modelling Exploration Continues Eastern Pit Rim Walkway Fiery Lessons 20 May What a Great Shot! (aerial photography) Dabchicks, Dotterels and Ducks Amenity Effect Programme 6 May May Anniversaries Thousands of Years of Accumulated Experience WCCC – Five Years On New Appointment: Kelvyn Eglinton Western Layback Feasibility – Why is this Taking so Long? 22 April The Proof of the Pudding: Craig & Hannah Fulton, sharemilkers of the year Careers Day 2008 Waihi's Special ANZAC Connection: The Tunnelling Company Western Layback Feasibility 8 April In the News The Answer Lies in the Soil Amenity Effects Programme Martha Layback Proposals 25 March Martha Layback Proposals Gold on the World Market Miners' Reunion Golden Legacy Centre Aerial Photography 11 March The Amenity Effect Programme 26 February Martha East-West Layback Proposals 12 February Investing in our Community – and 2008 Tax Changes Changes to NZ Tax Laws 2007 Donations & Sponsorships 29 January Martha Layback Proposals - Information Sessions Golden Legacy Opening Times Martha Mine Open Day 2008 Gisborne Earthquake Registered in Waihi 2007 21 December Highlights 2007 Martha Layback Proposals Martha Pit Activities 11 December Clean Bill of Health for Waihi's Air Quality Martha Layback Proposals 27 November Christmas Shopping – On the Move Waihi's Gold Story – Get to the Bottom of It Gold 'Movements' 13 November Favona – a Complex Web 30 October Martha Layback Proposals Open Days – Yeah Right! Beyond The Mine – The Journey Towards Sustainability Blasting Window Newmont Global Special Award Pre-Split Blasting 16 October Martha East/West Layback Proposals Layback Technical Reports Pre-Split Blasting Newmont on DJSI 1200 + 2 Horsepower 2 October East Layback West Layback Drill Bits Pit Rim Walkway Reopened PM Visit 18 September The page space for this scheduled issue of the Update was donated to Waihi Heritage Vision to inform the wider community about progress with Waihi's 2020 Vision. 4 September Abundant Waihi Community Vision Progress Truck Icon to Receive Facelift 'On the Move' book On the Move New Look for Waihi Visitor Centre New NWG Staff Drill Bits 21 August Air Quality Under the Microscope Drill Bits A Wet Reception (John Key visit) 7 August Careers Day On the Move book launch Waihi Visitor Centre Drill Bits 24 July Cyanide Code audit report Pumphouse open to public Drill Bits 10 July A Message From the Manager Misfire at Martha Mine How is a Typical Blast prepared? Drill Bits 26 June Drill Bits Pumphouse on Air The Unofficial Official Pumphouse Opening 12 June Drill Bits Visitors Call In Working By Remote 29 May Gold Deposit Investigation Pumphouse Progress 15 May HELP Is On The Way! Looking To The Past For A Vision Of The Future A Moving Experience Cyanide Code Audit 1 May Out for a Duck For the Birds Pumphouse Progress 1000 Days LTA Free 17 April Waihi on the Radar Lions Club Wins Award for Open Day What Goes Around Through the Stargate 3 April EXITO Assessors: 'Exciting' News On the Move: Cornish Pumphouse book and DVD Martha Mine Twentieth Miners' Reunion Pumphouse Progress 20 March Amenity Affects Programme (AEP) 6 March Exploration Airborne Geophysics Surveys Magnetic Survey Electromagnetic Survey From Martha to Favona 20 February Current open pit activity NZ Dotterel Watch Coromandel Peninsula Waihi College Goldmine Trail Ride 6 February Vibration monitors Blasthub Minimising blasting effects 23 January High tech lighting Welcome Home Landscaping 9 January Investing in our community 2006 27 December Highlights 2006 12 December Pumphouse photo competition Southern Stability Cutback blasting trials Pumphouse Progress Highlighting the pumphouse 28 November Pumphouse Progress Pumphouse and walkway landscaping Success at Ellerslie Southern Stability Cutback HELP for Waitete Stream 14 November Archaeological surveys Pumphouse progress Pumphouse photo competition 31 October Open pit activity increasing Southern Stability Cutback An influx of new staff 17 October Favona progressing well Pumphouse progress Happy to be back 3 October Assessing the effects of mining on the community Pumphouse progress Statement of Commitment 19 September Upper Seddon Street skyline Pumphouse progress Favona vent shaft completed First Favona gold pour 5 September Newmont wins Sustainability Award AusIMM Conference in Waihi Pumphouse photo competition extended Pumphouse progress 22 August Pumphouse progress Pumphouse move popular with schools Whitehouse relocation In the news again 8 August Pumphouse on its way Pumphouse photo competition Guess the Weight – Are You the Winner? Southern Stability Cutback 25 July General news from around the site 'Guess the weight' competition details Pumphouse relocation: How is it done? Pumphouse progress 11 July Pumphouse pics - a photography competition A concrete competition - guess the weight of the pumphouse Pit Rim Walkway planting Pumphouse progress 27 June Clay, rock,steel, concrete, and more rock Weeding and replanting In the news 13 June A new era at Martha Changes at the mill New employment opportunities created Contract for new building Pumphouse Progress 30 May South Wall Stability Cutback Approval Pumphouse Progress 16 May Confidence in Safety Measures at Favona Vent Shaft and Escape Way Construction Exploration Drilling Close to Town Photogenic Pumphouse Congratulations! 750 Days Without a Lost Time Injury Pumphouse Progress 2 May Site Visitors: Hauraki District Council Coromandel Peninsula Dotterel Watch WCV Three Years On Studying History in the Making Pumphouse Progress 18 April Oral History Project Pit Rim Walkway The Cornish Pumphouse - a hot topic Pumphouse Progress 4 April Update on Waihi Gold's Tenure Aeromagnetic Survey Completed Pumphouse Progress 21 March Stability Cutback Miners' Reunion 2006 Milestone at Favona Pumphouse Progress Conveyor Corridor Hazard 7 March WCV - Waihi Community Vision NZ Dotterel Pumphouse Progress NWG Funding Application Criteria 2005 Funding Recipients 21 February CSAMT explained Stable Pit Walls Transformer House Pumphouse Progress 7 February Walk the PIT-RIMeter Looking further ahead: closure planning Pumphouse Progress 24 January Open Day Pumphouse Progress 10 January Behind the Scenes at Open Day 2005 27 December Highlights 2005 \| 13 December Exploration Pumphouse Progress 29 November Cornish Pumphouse Newmont Australia Excellence Awards Pit Rim Walkway Closure Update 15 November From Open Pit to Recreational Lake Waihi Gold Mining Education Trust 1 November Mineral Permitting Pumphouse Progress Newmont's Exploration Programme 18 October Presplitting Different Rock – Different Treatment Pumphouse Progress Oresome Wearable Arts Waihi 2005 4 October Bridge to Bridge Riparian Planting HELP Pumphouse Progress 20 September The Pumphouse GoldFest 2005 6 September Favona: Life underground, the portal and decline, a typical work cyccle underground 23 August Beyond Martha: Closing the Open Pit 9 August Addressing community complaints 26 July Beyond Martha: working towards Waihi's golden legacy 12 July Favona: underground mining returns to Waihi 28 June Pumphouse Investigations 14 June What's happening around the Pumphouse? scrub clearing, drilling, site preparation, cone penetration tests, where to from here? 31 May Pumphouse progress Pumphouse past Gold and silver: Made in Waihi 17 May Just ducking in for a visit Waihi Lions Club donates Open Day money Maori Television goes for gold at Martha Mine Exploration drill rig tours Exploring for Gold on video and DVD Want to get hold of your own 'bar of gold'? 3 May Ten years of HELP ECHO Festival walk under Union Hill 19 April Community Consultative Committee makes progress as Martha Mine winds down. Rare opportunity offered as part of Echo Walking Festival Thunderbirds are gone: Fleet reduction at Development Site 12 April Asha Jogia: graduate environmental officer Waihi Gold commits to Cyanide Management Code certification This job is for the birds: wildlife monitoring The dotterels friend: Gary Choat Once in 50 years: the Easter rainstorm 29 March Seventeenth Miners' Reunion Cheque this out: Waihi Lions Club presents Open Day cheque Ngati Tamatera hui Enviroschools Expo 15 March Favona decline construction MCEP: Mining Certification Evaluation Project Fantail Garden – producing green from gold Mark Samson: Golden Legacy & Closure Manager 1 March Martha Mine Open Day 27 February 15 February Favona residents visit site Young Explorers – staff children on site Learning the drill Business as usual – Decline construction company HWE in voluntary administration 1 February Open Day proceeds to benefit tsunami relief Popping in for a quick visit – visitors over the Christmas holiday period Exploration drill rig tours 18 January Application criteria for Local Community Support Newmont Waihi Gold Support of Community Projects 2004 Funding the Future 5 January 2004: The Year in Pictures, Part 2 Martha Mine Pit Stability Drill Rig Tours 2004 21 December 2004: The Year in Pictures, Part 1 New exploration drilling rig begins operation Drill Rig tours 7 December Newmont Waihi Gold offers Mechanical and Pre-Trade Scholarships Safety Excellence Award 5 Star Assessment 2004 Donna Fisher: Company Liaison Officer In Da House – Maori Television on site 23 November Favona Official opening Newmont wins US Investor of the Year Award 9 November Dousing the dust Favona exploration decline contract awarded Favona facts Staff Profile: Guy Spurr, Education Officer 27 October Remedial work on Martha pit wall Staff reductions begin at Martha Mine It's a load of old rubbish 12 October Remedial work in Martha pit It all pans out in the end: panning for gold at Goldfest Drill rig display at Goldfest A Golden Reminder: farewell presentation to outgoing Mayor Basil Morrison Outrageously Successful: Newmont Waihi Gold Outrageous Wearable Art WCCC Update 28 September A Golden Opportunity: local schools receive donations from Newmont Waihi Gold Drillers in our Midst: exploration drill rig display at Goldfest 14 September Managing blast vibration at Martha Mine Staff Profile: Michael Porteous, Favona Project Manager 31 August Noise mitigation plan Work starts at Favona Squirt TV: children's television on site 17 August Newmont's commitment to Waihi's 2020 Vision 0800 Newmont, our new contact phone number 3 August What I did in the holidays:Education Officer Linda Willoughby reports on her Nevada trip. Tourism advisory signs for Martha open pit Staff Profile, Malcolm Lane, Acting External Affairs Manager 20 July Exploration Activity Vibration monitoring for Favona Staff Profile; Kimberley Dunning, Environmental Officer 6 July Milestone for WCCC: presentation to Hauraki District Council What I'm doing in the school holidays: Education Officer Linda Willoughby heads to Nevada 22 June Thanks Dave: A farewell to departing general manager Dave Ingle 9 June WCCC Diary Walking Around History: The Pit Rim Walkway 25 May One Year On: The WCCC Rehabilitation at the Development Site Drilling rigs to install monitoring bores in East End 11 May Exploration drilling explained Newmont Waihi presents $20,000 to Waihi College 27 April Exploration Newmont tenements as at April 2004 14 April Newmont announces renewed commitment to Waihi community Safety – Environment – Community Statement of Commitment 'Business' as usual, Newmont President Pierre Lassonde on TV One's ASB Business 30 March Miners get together: the Annual Miners' Reunion Hapi Tukaki Safety Milestones on site Staff Profile: Bruce Preddy Newmont Hosts Prime Minister 16 March World famous in ... New Zealand. Billy Connolly visits Martha Mine 2 March The Waihi Gold Mining Education Trust Old miners meet 2 years Lost Time Injury free: Newmont Waihi Operations 17 February Your input is welcomed: WCCC subgroup reports You can bank on it: KauriBank developments Gold in them thar Kauri Taking the biscuit: growth rings in old mine timbers 1000 days without a Lost Time Injury: Macmahon Contractors Ltd 3 February Favona Consent Conditions Under Appeal Accounting for Energy and Greenhouse Gas Tertiary Students On Site 20 January Five Star Assessment results – Environmental Fugitives Arrested on Site: water spray at crusher Mine Tours Rapid Response Award Staff Profile: Ingrid Mandla 6 January Newmont community sponsorships and donations, 2003 2003 23 December 'Youth Update' prepared by Year 10 students from Waihi College 9 December New Pumhouse Reports The 'Blue Skies' Initiative 25 November 5 Star Assessment ISO 14001 Audit Company Negotiates with Government Two Wins in 2003 Excellence Awards Favona Underground Mine Hearings 11 November The original Martha Mine: 50th Anniversary of the last gold pour. Careers Day 2003 Staff Profile: Lance Fearon, Macmahon Project Surveyor and Engineer 29 October Associate Energy Minister Visits Pit Rim Walkway Men Working Below (No.7 Shaft) Weed Spraying Staff Profile: Marty Waldron, Macmahon Drilling and Blasting Supervisor 14 October Newmont Excellence Awards In memory of Paul Miller Outrageous Wearable Art Favona submissions closed WCCC Union Hill tour Staff Profile: Blair Jackson, Macmahon Project Manager 30 September Golden Legacy Project: What's it all about? Favona submissions close in seven days Careers Day 2003 Power Lifting, helicopter installs power line in open pit Staff Profile: Kevin Rogan, Mine Manager 16 September Favona Underground Project: Frequently Asked Questions Favona: The consent process 2 September Favona Underground Project Mine Permit Applications lodged with Councils High Wire Act: helicopter to install power line in open pit WCCC Site Tour 19 August The Pit Lake Economic Impact of Present and Future Mining Operations in Waihi New Uses for Silver 5 August Blasting agents at Martha Mine: The facts. Presence of silica/quartz in respirable dust in Waihi: The facts. Key Points from the January-December 2002 Air Quality Report to Environment Waikato. WCCC Golden Legacy Tour Golden Legacy Centre Opens 22 July KauriBank Newmont Eco-efficiency Targets 500 days Lost Time Injury-free Favona Underground Project Consultation 8 July Waihi’s Golden Legacy Social Licence To Operate 24 June Lessons from Dead Wood Heading for Peru Second Health Centre Visit 10 June New Property Sales Assistance Programme Extended hours of operation Native trees to replace ailing pines Staff Profile: Caroline Steward, Exploration Supervisor 27 May Waihi Gold Mining Education Trust and Waihi College Invest in Innovative Technology Made in Waihi Letter from Julie Collins 13 May No. 7 Shaft lowering The Doctor is In …Newmont sponsors doctor's accommodation Power Saving 29 April Community Consultative Committee Screen Planting Along Kenny Street Miners’ Reunion Tailings Storage Facilities 15 April Golden Legacy Golden Legacy Manager Process Plant Upgrades The Process Plant: Turning Ore into Gold. Favona Exploration Decline Waihi Health Centre Staff Visit 1 April How’s the Air in Waihi? 18 March Favona Underground Project Exploration Decline 4 March New Look Martha Mine Education Centre Staff Profile: Jackie Hobbins, Geologist 18 February Mines Rescue Team Local Emergency Services Practice at Martha Mine Staff Profile: Andy Schmidt, Safety Superintendent 4 February The Pumphouse Pumphouse Options Ground movement deep below Surface Facilities Area 21 January Newmont Waihi Receives ISO14001 Certification Dust Monitoring Programme Eastern Stream 7 January 2002 December 20 Favona Underground Project December 17 How is ground movement measured? Geotechnical Investigations: what is involved? Geotechnical Modelling; what is it and how is it used? Peer Reviewers; what are they and what do they do? December 3 Recent Issues at Martha Mine, future of the Pumhouse, Golden Legacy November 19 Geotechnical Issues: The Pumphouse, The East Wall, Surface Facilities Area Other Issues: Dewatering, Community Consultation, Martha Mine Open Day Postponed, Pine Trees to be Removed November 12 Community Solution Support Package – Empire and Royal lodes Electronic blasting trials. Getting information to the community Caterpillar 777 Dump Truck October 30 Biomonitoring Staff Profile: Peter Jones: Senior Mine Geologist New Waihi Information Centre on the Move October 15 Martha Mine operations in high and medium hazard subsidence zones October 1 The Subsidence Triangle Staff Profile: Sheryl Seymour September 17 Exploration drilling continues at Favona. International Standards at Newmont Environmental Management Systems Lessons from Martha Mine used overseas Staff Profile: Pieter Fransen September 3 5 Star assessment Management Systems Newmont: new owners of Martha Mine August 20 Waterway Protection: Riparian Enhancement Riparian Enhancement at Martha Mine Introducing Earthworms to Restored Land: Earthworm Seeding. Staff Profile: Mike Horne August 6 Company Liaison Officer in Aussie 5 Star Assessment Statement of Commitment: Community Relations July 23 The Martha Mine Education Centre July 9 Statement of Commitment: Safety Development Site Update Staff Profile: Brett Montague June 25 The Groundwater Edition Bore maintenance and water problem guide Basic Water Problem Guide June 11 Underground Mining: Then and Now How would activities at the proposed Favona Underground Project differ? Local Initiative for Noise Reduction Staff Profile: Rex Savage May 28 Surface Expressions CIBETS Employee and Family Open Day Staff Profile: Neil Fisher May 14 Property valuation in Waihi Safecheck Staff Profile: Anna Murray Mechanical Engineer April 30 Air Quality in Waihi The Potential Economic Impact of the Favona Underground Project Paper Waste Provides Dust Damper Blasting Trials at Martha Mine 2001 July April 2000 December 30 November 30 October 31 September 31 August 31 July 31 June 23 May 23 April 18 March 07 February 02 1999 December 21 October 12 September 14 August 10 July 13 June 22 April 27 March 17 January 07 1998 December 30 December 23

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