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100% New Zealand owned and operated, Taharoa Ironsands operates the country's most important mineral resource business.

100% New Zealand owned and operated, Taharoa Ironsands operates the country's most important mineral resource business.

Taharoa has spent the past 50 years developing specialist expertise in slurry-based mining, mineral processing, and offshore bulk loading.

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Mining & Processing

Operations

Mining & Processing

Taharoa's Story

Taharoa's Story

Over time, we have built specialist expertise in slurry-based mining, mineral processing and offshore bulk loading. Taharoa is the world's most advanced slurry-based iron mining systems, combining dredging, bespoke mineral processing and offshore loading into a single continuous operation.

New Zealand's longest continuously-running mineral resource operations

Our History

Our History

Originally developed as a government project in 1959, ownership transferred through to BHP and later BlueScope Steel. In 2017, Taharoa Ironsands returned to full New Zealand ownership.

Our History
Our Operations

Our Operations

Taharoa's specialised processing plants incorporate advanced gravity and magnetic separation technology, enabling efficient recovery of a resource that would otherwise be inaccessible.

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Careers

Careers

Taharoa Ironsands is the largest employer in the Ōtorohanga district and is an economic powerhouse for the economy.

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