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Project summary
Establish, operate, and remediate an open pit and underground gold mine.
Project location
Bendigo and Ardgour Stations, approximately 20 kilometres north of Cromwell, Central Otago.
Project listing application
Bendigo–Ophir Gold Project application – Ministry for the Environment website
Completeness decision
The substantive application by Matakanui Gold Limited was deemed complete on 21 November 2025. The application complies with the requirements of section 46 (2) of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024. The application was lodged on 31 October 2025.
Decision on completeness and scope – Bendigo–Ophir Gold Project substantive application (PDF, 93KB)
Memorandum of completeness and scope (PDF, 1.9MB)
The Fast-track team will check for any competing applications / existing resource consents, before providing the application to the panel convener.
Competing applications decision
The substantive application by Matakanui Gold Limited was deemed to not have any competing applications or existing resource consents on 5 December 2025. This decision is required under section 47 of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024.
The application has now been referred to the panel convener for determination by a panel.
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Correspondence
Minutes, directions and other correspondence to and from the panel convener and expert panel regarding the Bendigo–Ophir Gold Project.