OIAD-5389 – Matakanui Gold Ltd. (Santana Minerals Ltd.)
Summary of internal correspondence (27/05/2025-27/06/2025)
Abbreviations
CC
Conservation Covenant
JR John Roberts (SSI Statutory Manager)
CS Charlie Sklenar (Operations Manager)
MGL Matakanui Gold Ltd. (Santana Minerals)
CO
Central Otago (District Office)
PM
Pauline Marshall (Ranger, Community)
FT Fast Track
FTT Fast Track Team
DATE
DOCUMENT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
Parties
Theme
Comment
04/06/2025 Couple of additions in BLUE -
Peer reviewing and amendments/suggestion for fine tuning CO response
JR/PM
MGL mineral exploration
BAU
JR edits - Peer Review Request letter/recommending memo, regarding MGL’s application to undertake further
drilling application
- Response - Mineral
mineral exploration drilling within Bendigo CC
Bendigo CC
exploration works - MGL -
Bendigo Conservation
Covenant
04/06/2025 RE: Bendigo-Ophir Gold
FTT request to CO for background context on MGL’s Bendigo exploration
FTT/JS/PM
FT information gathering
FT
Project - DOC contact request activities.
FTT advising and requesting CO comments on the ability for the MOC to
comment to MBIE re: MGL mining application.
CO comments on above and provision of further background context.
05/06/2025 Re: Fast Track Query - Bendigo Richard Ewans (Technical Adviser) passing on OIA request, from MGL consultant,
Richard
FT related
FT
Conservation Covenant -
for information on threatened plant species to FTT.
Ewans/FTT/PM
Matakanui Gold Ltd.
Questioning which OIA Advisor was assigned to a similar OIA request in late
2024.
FTT questioning whether a decision has been made regarding MGL’s application
to undertake further mineral exploration drilling within Bendigo CC
06/06/2025 Re: OIAD-5275 clarification
OIA team providing OIAD-5275 requestors written request for review and
Victoria Waddon/JR
OIA request regarding MGL
OIA
discussion, questions regarding release of information.
proposed open cast mine
project
06/06/2025 2nd Round - Peer Review
Document peer review request of response letter to MGL, regarding their
JR/PM
MGL mineral exploration
BAU
Request - Response - Mineral application to undertake further mineral exploration drilling within Bendigo CC
drilling application
exploration works - MGL -
Bendigo CC
Bendigo Conservation
Covenant
08/06/2025 RE: In Confidence - Bendigo
Discussion between FTT and JR regarding decision making progress, regarding
FTT/JR/PM
FT related
FT
Conservation Covenant -
MGL’s application to undertake further mineral exploration drilling within
exploration proposal
Bendigo CC.
Matakanui Gold Ltd.
FTT requesting a ‘hold’ is placed on the district response to MGL until after the
FTT/MGL meeting.
09/06/2025 RE: In Confidence - Bendigo
As per above email thread with the addition of attached approved draft MOC
FTT/JR/PM
FT related
FT
Conservation Covenant -
weekly status report.
exploration proposal
Released under the Official Information Act
Matakanui Gold Ltd.
10/06/2025 RE: Requested Additional Info. Provision of detailed heritage sites for inclusion in CO response
PM/JR
MGL mineral exploration
BAU
- Response - Mineral
letter/recommending memo, regarding MGL’s application to undertake further
drilling application
exploration works - MGL -
mineral exploration drilling within Bendigo CC.
Bendigo CC
DATE
DOCUMENT TITLE
DESCRIPTION
Parties
Theme
Comment
Bendigo Conservation
Covenant
10/06/2025 Re: Draft MOC status report
Provision of draft MOC weekly status report key messages and fine tuning it,
JR/PM
MGL mineral exploration
BAU
and internal key messages -
regarding MGL’s application to undertake further mineral exploration drilling
drilling application
Bendigo
within Bendigo CC.
Bendigo CC
10/06/2025 Re: FYA Bendigo app - need
Request for phone discussion regarding completed documents and a decision
JR/CS
MGL mineral exploration
BAU
some time tomorrow to
required regarding MGL’s application to undertake further mineral exploration
drilling application
discuss - paperwork done;
drilling within Bendigo CC.
Bendigo CC
needs decision by Friday
10/06/2025 Important - DOCCM Links -
Provision of doccm links to CO response letter and recommending memo
PM/JR
MGL mineral exploration
BAU
Letter & Memo - Mineral
regarding MGL’s application to undertake further mineral exploration drilling
drilling application
exploration works - MGL -
within Bendigo CC.
Bendigo CC
Bendigo Conservation
Covenant
11/06/2025 Bendigo exploration memo
JR providing CS doccm links for CO response letter/recommending memo,
JR/CS
MGL mineral exploration
BAU
and letter
regarding MGL’s application to undertake further mineral exploration drilling
drilling application
within Bendigo CC
Bendigo CC
12/06/2025 Bendigo - communicating the Discussion with FTT regarding whether to pause sending the CO response letter,
JR/ Siobhan Quayle
MGL mineral exploration
BAU/FT
latest exploration (BAU)
regarding MGL’s application to undertake further mineral exploration drilling
drilling application
application decision
within Bendigo CC, until after the FTT have met with MGL and discussed this with
Bendigo CC
them. Also, whether to send the associated MOC weekly status report.
12/06/2025 FYI - Bendigo - communicating FYI only email regarding email
‘Bendigo - communicating the latest exploration
JR/PM
MGL mineral exploration
BAU/FT
the latest exploration (BAU)
(BAU) application decision.’
drilling application
application decision
Bendigo CC
12/06/2025 MOC status report for week of JR providing MOC weekly status report, regarding MGL’s application to
JR/Joanne Liew
MGL mineral exploration
BAU/FT
16 June; plus for the DG
undertake further mineral exploration drilling within the Bendigo CC.
drilling application
Bendigo CC
15/06/2025 Bendigo applications for
Permissions team advising FTT there are no pending mining permissions
Rebecca Beaumont/
Permissions
BAU/FT
approval in train - no pending applications within Bendigo. Also, advised of the BAU application from MGL to
Siobhan Quayle
permissions
undertake further mineral exploration drilling within the Bendigo CC. Including
Siobhan Quayle reply.
16/06/2025 FYI - Bendigo - the latest
JR advising of the decision to place the CO letter/recommending memo/MOC
JR/CS/PM/Marie
MGL mineral exploration
BAU/FT
exploration application (BAU
weekly status report re MGL’s application to undertake further mineral
Payne/Jenni Fitzgerald
drilling application
and outside of FT)
exploration drilling within the Bendigo CC, on ‘hold’ until after FTT/MGL meeting.
Bendigo CC
Includes doccm links to these documents
Released under the Official Information Act
