TiGa Minerals & Metals
Barrytown Mineral Project
TiGa Minerals & Metals (TiGa) has applied for 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 have an opportunity to participate in the consenting process.
This website includes information about the project and its economical 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.
We will also provide regular updates leading up to, during and following the consent hearings on this website.
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