Doug Hood Mining

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EX1900 on night shift at Stockton Mine – operated and photographed by Chris Heath

February 3, 2026

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Vacancy for Field Service Mechanics and Workshop Leading Hands to support our Stockton Mine operations

January 19, 2026

With a solid programme of work ahead we are looking for Field Service Mechanics and Workshop Leading Hands to be based at our Stockton Mine Workshop. Focused on fleet availability for a busy contract mining operation this role is based on a 5-on...Read more

New Caterpillar D9 bulldozer joins the Stockton Mine fleet

December 17, 2025

In mid-2025 Hood Earthmoving Ltd purchased a new Caterpillar D9 to increase bulldozer availability at Stockton Mine, specifically to join our existing D8Ts and D9Rs for pit floor and tiphead maintenance and blast leveling. The D9 was ordered from...Read more

Two new Volvo A45G dump trucks added to our Stockton Mine civil works fleet

August 15, 2025

We recently purchased two new Volvo A45G articulated dump trucks from TDX Ltd for our Stockton Mine operations. To meet the Stockton Mine specification additional equipment was fitted by TDX including fast fill system, exhaust wrap, RT, handrails...Read more

Scheduled Engine Replacement for Hitachi EX1900 Excavator at Stockton Mine

July 30, 2025

Hood Earthmoving Ltd (HEL) has reached another significant maintenance milestone with the successful engine replacement in our 2007 Hitachi EX1900 excavator, currently operating at Stockton Mine on New Zealand’s West Coast. This major maintenance...Read more

Gavin Begg retires as Plant Manager after 43 years of service

March 31, 2025

Gavin joined the Company in 1982 as a diesel mechanic in Ashburton. Throughout his time with the company Gavin has had a significant and lasting impact on the productivity and profitability of the Company, maintaining the open-cast mining and...Read more

New undercarriage for EX1900 production excavator

June 14, 2023

We took the 1900 out of the production fleet for 4 weeks to replace the undercarriage. New undercarriage was fitted by our Stockton-based maintenance crew with assistance from the OEM. Components due were changed out at the same time...Read more

Stockton Mine – Earth dam and stormwater sump

June 12, 2023

The earth dam and stormwater containment sump constructed by Doug Hood Mining Ltd (DHML) at Stockton Mine are complete. With a final crest level of RL737m, the 610,000 bcm dam embankment is 30 metres high. Excavation of the mine...Read more

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY – Machine Operators for Stockton Mine

June 10, 2023

We want to hear from excavator, dozer and dump truck operators for our Stockton Mine projects near Westport.We pay competitive rates, our work is rewarding and productive, individual strengths and teamwork are valued highly. We develop and maintain...Read more

Kevin Davies – General Manager: happy retirement

September 20, 2021

Kevin is retiring as General Manager and Director after 21 years with Doug Hood Mining Ltd. Kevin joined the Company in 2000 following eight years with Works Civil Construction as Area/Branch Manager of the Rotorua/Eastern Bay of Plenty business...Read more