Definition(s)
Metalliferous Mine
Metalliferous mine:
(a) means any place where any person works above or below ground for the purpose of—
(i) extracting any mineral from the earth; or
(ii) processing any mineral extracted from the earth at that place; and
(b) includes any place where any person works below ground for the purpose of—
(i) extracting any material, other than any coal or any mineral, from the earth; or
(ii) processing any material, other than any coal or any mineral, extracted from the earth at that place; and
(c) includes any place in which any mineral or material extracted or processed as described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) is—
(i) crushed or screened; or
(ii) extracted from any other mineral or material extracted or processed as described in paragraph (a) or paragraph (b).
Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. Regulations