Wairiri Exploration Group
Practical gold and mineral exploration, permitting and geological support across New Zealand, with Central Otago personnel and a West Coast operating base, strengthened by effective use of AI, automation and modern digital tools.
Project generation Field exploration Permitting Technical reporting AI-assisted workflows
Complimentary for active Wairiri clients
Automated monitoring of selected public permit information, combined with Wairiri’s geological and permitting knowledge, so relevant changes can be identified promptly and considered in context.
South Island exploration
Wairiri combines regional field presence with practical geological, drilling, data and permitting capability. The team includes Central Otago-based geological personnel and maintains an operating base on the West Coast.
Orogenic gold, tungsten and antimony exploration across Otago and Central Otago, integrating historic information, structural interpretation, mapping, geochemistry, geophysics, drilling, QAQC and geological modelling.
Explore Otago gold capability →Gold, critical minerals including antimony and tungsten, mineral sands, coal and intrusion-related exploration supported by regional field knowledge, difficult-terrain logistics, drilling, GIS, data management, permitting and programme delivery.
Explore West Coast capability →NZPAM permitting, project generation, field exploration, drilling, QAQC, modelling, land-access and development support remain available across New Zealand.
View all services →What Wairiri does
Wairiri connects the geological, field, data, permitting and development work needed to move a project forward—from a workable exploration programme through geological models, resource definition, feasibility and consenting.
Archival and technical research, geological review, opportunity screening, tenure assessment and a clear strategy for testing an early-stage idea.
Prospecting, exploration and mining permit applications, staged work programmes, budgets, supporting evidence and regulator responses.
Geological mapping, geochemical sampling, trenching, test-pitting, RTK GPS survey control and practical field programme delivery.
Data compilation and validation, QGIS, geophysical interpretation, three-dimensional geological models and progressive target development.
Drill planning and delivery, logging and sampling systems, assay QAQC, validated geological databases and support for resource estimation and JORC reporting.
Feasibility and mine-planning inputs, resource consenting, land access and specialist coordination, supporting progress towards an operating mine.
Technology & intelligence
Wairiri combines geological experience with GIS, modelling, automation and AI-assisted technical workflows. We use AI where it genuinely improves the work: searching and compiling large historical datasets, reviewing technical information, checking and reconciling project data, and monitoring publicly available permit information.
The objective is not to replace geological judgement. It is to give experienced people better information, faster, and leave more time for interpretation, fieldwork and decision-making.
Historical reports, drilling, assays, maps and technical literature can be searched, extracted and cross-referenced more efficiently while retaining source tracking.
Structured workflows help identify missing information, duplicate records, conflicting datasets, QAQC issues and inconsistencies before they become embedded in interpretation.
Selected public permit information can be monitored automatically so potentially relevant changes are surfaced promptly for geological and commercial review.
AI and automation support the work; they do not replace geological judgement. Technical outputs are reviewed by experienced people before they are relied on for interpretation, advice or formal submissions.
View all services →Trusted experience
Organisations Wairiri has supported, collaborated with or worked alongside across exploration, permitting, drilling and project delivery.
Otagold / Minerals Exploration Ltd
Critical ResourcesCritical Resources Ltd
Matakanui Gold / Santana Minerals Ltd
Isaac Construction Ltd
Mineralogy International Ltd
Bathurst Resources Ltd
Drybread Resources Ltd
TAGH Minerals Ltd
Chirrido Investments
KO Gold Inc.
L&M Group Ltd
Westland Mineral Sands Co. Ltd
Waikaka Gold Mines Ltd
Rosco Contractors Ltd
Niuminco / Niuminco New Zealand LimitedConnected delivery
Related companies and trusted specialists who extend the group’s capability across ecology, laboratory analysis, geological modelling, drilling, equipment supply and field support.
Why explore in New Zealand?
Explore the geological opportunity, public information, operating environment and practical realities of building a minerals project in New Zealand.
Explore the New Zealand opportunity →NZ minerals permit map
Search current minerals permits and applications in the mobile map, or install it for faster access and reuse of the last successfully loaded permit dataset when temporarily offline.
Open or install the permit map →For international explorers
Wairiri helps overseas groups assess opportunities, work with permit holders, identify prospective open ground, prepare NZPAM applications and establish practical local programmes.
Start a conversation
Bring Wairiri in early to turn scattered information into a practical exploration pathway.
