1987
Prospective drilling begins
1989
Macraes Mining Company Ltd. Established
1990
Mine construction begins
1990
Production mining commences
1990 November
First gold bar poured
1994
Exploration programme expanded
1995 November
First 500,000th ounce produced
1998
Became GRD Macraes Ltd.
1999
Pressure oxidation and autoclave facility commissioned
2000
First 1,000,000th ounce produced
2003
4.5 Mt processing throughout achieved
2004
Macraes Flat Trout Hatchery established
2004
Became Oceana Gold (New Zealand) Ltd
2005
2,000,000th ounce produced
2007
Gold bearing sulphide concentrate delivered from the Globe Progress Mine
2007
Frasers Underground Mine commissioned
2010
3,000,000th ounce produced
2010
Celebrated 20 years of mining
2014
4,000,000th ounce produced
2016
Mine life extended to 2020
2018
Mine life extended to 2021
2020
Celebrated 30 years of mining
2020
Mine life extended to 2028
Subject to market and operating conditions
2021
Golden Point Underground Mine commissioned
