Stop CSG Illawarra has taken its fight to Barry O’Farrell’s electorate, telling residents gathered at St Ives Community Hall that drilling in Sydney’s drinking water catchment should be banned.
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Ashton mine legal bid to begin today
An open-cut coal mine that received NSW Government approval last year will face a legal bid from the Upper Hunter community starting today.
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Coal company wants to be consulted on environment protection strategy
Centennial Coal wants to be involved in a state government environmental protection strategy in the Hunter region.
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Moolarben Coal working on conservation plan for The Drip
Moolarben Coal say they are working on a conservation plan for the area around ‘The Drip’ in central west New South Wales.
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Illawarra coal miner fined
Illawarra coal miner Gujarat NRE has been issued two $3000 penalty notices for failing to comply with the conditions of its approval.
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Glencore gets remediation notice over cement spill
Mining conglomerate Glencore received a notice on Wednesday afternoon to clean up a huge cement spill in a Sugarloaf State Conservation Area in the lower Hunter.
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Protestors promise to hit Aurizon’s bottom line
Environmental groups opposed to the development of coal mines in the Galilee Basin have vowed to target the hip pockets of the financial backers of projects, starting with rail firm Aurizon.
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Report examines CSG effects
A new report has concluded grazing is most suitable to co-exist with coal seam gas and “tight” gas production.
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Coal & Allied fined $45,000 for polluted water
Rio Tinto subsidiary Coal & Allied has been hit with a $45000 fine after six megalitres of polluted water from its Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine flowed into a Hunter River tributary.
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Research to turn CO2 emissions into green building materials
Mineral Carbonation International (MCI) and Orica have announced a joint venture to trial a technology that transforms captured carbon dioxide emissions into solid carbonate rock to use as green building materials.
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Coal water run-off meets rivers to form art
An artist John Sabraw and environmental engineer Guy Riefler got together to create a piece of artwork from paints concocted from metallic run-off accumulated from polluted rivers in Ohio.
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Diesel spill costs zinc miner $70k
Xstrata subsidiary McArthur River Mining is facing a $70,000 penalty for spilling thousands of litres of diesel two years ago.
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Shedding light on solar power solutions
Mining companies are always looking for the most cost and energy efficient power solutions to lower energy costs. They also want to minimise the use of diesel generators to reduce their carbon footprint, but how can they do it in this era of high power costs?
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QLD premier to forge ahead with sand mining
A newly released report has called for sand mining on North Stradbroke in Queensland to be regulated by federal environmental laws instead of state.
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Coal seam gas: The explosive debate
The mere mention of coal seam gas in many parts of the country causes the eruption of polarising debate. Alex Heber investigates why.
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BHP mine sale halted by acid contamination
Acid contamination could threaten mining giant BHP Billiton’s attempt to sell its old Mount Goldsworthy iron ore mine in the Pilbara to company Nimbus Mines.
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WorleyParsons revenue up, profit down
Engineering company WorleyParsons said it expects a rise in revenue this financial year even as the tough phase in the mining services sector continues.
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Protests continue at Tarkine mine after approval
Environmentalists have said they will carry on with peaceful protests at the Shree Minerals iron ore venture until they find out why the project received re-approval from Environment Minister Mark Butler.
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Tasmania’s Tarkine needs a strategic plan
How are Tasmania and the Commonwealth to account for potential cumulative impacts of the many proposed mines?
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Three month delay on Abbot Point expansion decision
The decision to expand Abbot Point Coal terminal has again been delayed as Environment Minister Mark Butler assess the impacts of dredging around the area.
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