Advocates and experts are supporting the resource minister's plan to cut barriers to mining.
Shane Jones has outlined a draft strategy for the industry.
He wants a stock-take of available minerals and to double export value in 10 years.
Minerals West Coast manager Patrick Phelps says you could get a feel for New Zealand's resources within a year or two.
"There's quite substantial gold mines being talked about in Otago, West Coast and Coromandel - which, if they're all up online within five or ten years, could double, if not triple New Zealand's gold production."
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