Tāiko Critical Minerals Ltd

11/03/2026

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26/11/2025

Wednesday November 26, 2025 – Tāiko Critical Minerals, a West Coast-based critical minerals company holding the resource consents required to extract and process high grade mineral resources at Barrytown, and produce high value add critical minerals, confirms its plan for a Direct Listing on the New Zealand Stock Exchange early next year.

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Latest news from TiGa, including mining industry media coverage.

06/04/2025

TiGa Minerals & Metals’ Barrytown Minerals Project is picking up pace since being granted resource consent for the first stage of its mine development late last year and being a listed project in the Fast Track Approvals Bill legislation for an extension of the mine area.
The company has commenced an extensive test drilling campaign to extend the mine life beyond 20 years, which will underpin its development and bring significant benefits to the West Coast.

Check out the photo of a story in the Grey Star detailing our latest progress report.

27/01/2025

TiGa Minerals and Metals is pleased to share that it has made significant progress in its plans to become a mineral sands producer on the West Coast of New Zealand.

Managing Director Robert Brand says the company continues to enjoy strong local community, iwi, local authority and central government support for its proposal to extract ilmenite, garnet, gold and zircon.

TiGa hosted its first meeting of the promised Community Liaison Group in December where an indicative progress timetable was shared: 2025 will be primarily planning, with a construction phase commencing early 2026 and mining itself in January 2027.

Robert Brand said that the company’s proposal to mine other sites in the same area has been included as a “Listed Project” in the fast-track legislation. TiGa has also applied for a Regional Infrastructure Loan at the invitation of the Kanoa Regional Economic Development and Investment Unit.

You can read the full media release through our latest news update on our website: https://www.tigamm.co.nz/news

29/04/2024

TiGa has welcomed the decision by independent commissioners to allow it to proceed with its proposed mine on the West Coast’s Barrytown Flats.

This will be a real boost for the local and regional economy which needs the economic strength that comes from diversification of industry and broadened employment opportunities.

TiGa carefully considered local issues and adapted our proposed operation to mitigate concerns raised throughout the process.

We look forward to continuing to work with the community going forward, which we will facilitate through our promised community liaison group. We thank you and the wider West Coast community for your involvement in the consent process.

You can read the full media release on the TiGa website through the link below.

Latest news from TiGa, including mining industry media coverage.

07/02/2024

RNZ media coverage of the first day of hearings for the resource consent. Read below:

Company says its mine will bring more than 70 new jobs, but residents are worried about health and environmental risks.

05/10/2023

We have created a new page on our website with all community information, including public meeting and drop-in session information and a download link for the supporters' submission form.

At the bottom of the page you will find a download link to a community information pamphlet. This is provided in a printable format for anyone to download and share.

We will continue to update and share any information for the community on this page:

Drop-in sessions & public meeting TiGa would like to invite members of the public to a series of drop-in sessions, and a public meeting to provide information about the Barrytown Mineral Sands project to the local community.Please find all of the information below or click on the button below to dow...

29/09/2023

TiGa would like to invite members of the public to a series of drop-in sessions, and a public meeting to provide information about the Barrytown Mineral Sands project to the local community.

Please see all information in the image attached.

www.tigamm.co.nz

TiGa Minerals & MetalsTiGa Minerals & Metals (TiGa) has applied for a resource consent to mine and process mineral sands 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 co...

27/09/2023

Are you in support of the advantages that TiGa’s Barrytown Mineral Sands Mine can bring to the West Coast by way of employment, youth training opportunities, increased commercial activity, export earnings and environment-conscious modern mining practices?

Download and complete our supporters’ submission form to voice your support for this proposal. Form available on our website here:

Contact TiGa Minerals & Metals This website has been created as a place where people can provide feedback and suggestions directly to us regarding the proposed Barrytown Mineral Sands Mine.We are happy to provide more information if your question has not been answered. Please check out our questions...

24/09/2023

TiGa’s resource consent application has now been publicly notified through the Greymouth Star and the Westport News.

Read the full public notice on our website as published in the Greymouth Star on 15 September 2023.
https://www.tigamm.co.nz/news

22/09/2023

The proposed mining site will have, at most, minor effects on the environment.

We will install substantial mitigation measures to reduce impact on the environment in terms of landscape and visual appearance, noise, traffic, indigenous flora and fauna, and water bodies.

There will be a net gain for the environment from our plans to create a new wetland and enhance the boundary planting along the existing wetland boundary, plus pest control and native vegetation planting on the screening bunds.

Image: Existing wetland on the site that will benefit from enhanced boundary planting.