MinEx is a national Health & Safety Council for the New Zealand minerals industry. Its main purpose is to assist the minerals industry to improve its health and safety performance, and provide centralised industry representation in matters relating to health and safety.

Other services provided by the Council include:
  • collation and analysis of industry incident and accident statistics
  • formation of an industry employer database
  • setting standards for industry approval, including Codes of Practice and Guidelines.

Objectives

The Objectives of the Council are to improve and promote the Health & Safety Standards and the Health & Safety Performance of the Minerals Industry in New Zealand.

'Minerals Industry' or the 'Industry' means all companies involved in exploration for, and production of, any mineral including aggregate, rock, sand, gravel, metallic minerals, industrial minerals, non-metallic minerals and coal.
Board Members
Peter Atkinson (Chairman) – peter@heritagegold.co.nz
Steve Dohnt (Deputy Chairman) – steved@winaggs.co.nz
Snow Edgar – SEdgar@callsouth.net.nz
Tony Hunter – tony.hunter@bhq.co.nz
John Kay – john.kay@solidenergy.co.nz
Ged O’Connell – Ged.O’Connell@epmu.org.nz
Mike O’Connell – Mike.O’Connell@bluescopesteel.com
Andy Schmidt – andy.schmidt@newmont.com
Mike Townsend – mike.townsend@imerys.com
Chris van Oosterom – christophern.vanoosterom@fonterra.com

Secretary/Treasurer
Roger Parton
Email: office@minex.org.nz
Postal Address: P O Box 32019 Maungaraki, Lower Hutt
New Zealand 5050
Ph: +64 4 568 9123
Fax: +64 4 568 2780
Mobile: 021 301 522

Codes of Practice click here.