Independent research shows support for iron ore harvesting from South Taranaki seabed
A survey found strong Taranaki support for TTR's seabed iron ore plan. 87% of 327 people surveyed backed the project, TTR said on 6 June 2013.
TTR confident, despite fall in iron price
TTR said low iron ore prices could still favour its project. CFO Andrew Stewart warned low prices also scare away investors.
NZ Ironsands Explorer Appoints Tim Crossley as CEO
Trans-Tasman Resources has appointed Tim Crossley as its new CEO. He takes up the role in October, joining from ASX-listed Gloucester Coal.
Response to Open Letter to Prime Minister Julia Gillard
NMP rejects claims in Swakopmund Matters' open letter to Australia's prime minister that it overrode Namibian law.
NMP phosphate dredging activities will not harm hake fishing
NMP says its commissioned EIA, a licence condition, finds Sandpiper dredging will not harm Namibia's hake fishery.
Phosphate production can improve food security in Namibia
NMP frames Sandpiper as a food security project for Namibia, SADC and Africa, with fertiliser as the end product.
In Defence of Phosphate Mining
NMP argues its Namibian phosphate projects, then targeting 3 million tonnes a year of concentrate, are a food security asset.
Namibian Marine Phosphate followed due process in submission of the
NMP's project GM defends the Sandpiper EIA submission as following due process and addresses the fishing industry's concerns.
Sandpiper Project Management Committed to Environmental Preservation
NMP commits Sandpiper to a monitoring programme set by independent specialists and built into its Environmental Management Plan.
New Director Appointments
Dame Jenny Shipley and Kirby Adams joined TTR's board as directors. Founding director David Grant stepped down on 8 May 2012.