The Department of Conservation has received an application from a business wanting to access parts of conservation land in Golden Bay's Cobb Valley to quarry for soapstone. Steatite Limited wants ...

A Ngatimoti company wants to mine soapstone from nationally unique outcrops above the Cobb Reservoir for the next 38 years. Conservation groups say the plan would ruin the rare ecosystem supported by ...

Kurnool: Steatite, commonly known as soapstone, has become the ‘white gold’ in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh, with the mineral prices surging sharply in recent months. Industries using the ...

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