Mount Burnett (New Zealand)

Mount Burnett is a mountain in Kahurangi National Park, in Golden Bay, New Zealand.^[1]

The mountain hosts an unusual geography, and a number of species of shrubs and sedge are endemic to this mountain, and it is host to a large population of the critically endangered Powelliphanta gilliesi gilliesi subspecies of giant land snails.

It is also home to an open cast dolomite mine, operated by Sollys Transport a local Golden Bay company. The Mount Burnett dolomite mine is the only source of the mineral, an important agricultural fertiliser, in New Zealand. The mine employs about 20 people.^[2] Some of the dolomite is shipped via .^[3] An extension to the mine was declined by the Minister for Conservation, Chris Carter in 2004.^[4] Mining is opposed by environmental groups including the Forest and Bird.

References[]

^ "Place name detail: Mount Burnett". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
^ "e-news". New Zealand Minerals Industry Association. March 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.
^ Walrond, Carl (22 April 2015). "Tarakohe harbour". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ "Mt Burnett dolomite quarry extension declined". New Zealand Government. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.

Coordinates: 40°38′26″S 172°38′25″E / 40.6405°S 172.6403°E / -40.6405; 172.6403

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[1] "Place name detail: Mount Burnett". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 8 April 2009.

[2] "e-news". New Zealand Minerals Industry Association. March 2006. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012.

[3] Walrond, Carl (22 April 2015). "Tarakohe harbour". Te Ara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[4] "Mt Burnett dolomite quarry extension declined". New Zealand Government. 12 March 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2009.

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