Reports have emerged that Glencore is in talks with Rio Tinto about the acquisition of a number of NSW coal assets.
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Miners rally to show support for the sector
Hundreds of people rallied in Newcastle yesterday to show their support for the region’s mining industry.
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Yancoal announces round of redundancies
The NSW coal industry has lost another 225 jobs due to the global downturn in the price of coal.
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Warkworth coal under threat from new ecological listing
The federal listing of 400 acres of critically endangered forest may threaten the approvals process for the Mt Thorley-Warkworth coal expansion project.
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Support for coal mining in the Hunter
New research of community attitudes to mining across the Singleton Local Government Area shows the majority of participants support mining.
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Coal haulage to resume in Hunter Valley
Coal rail haulage in the Hunter Valley is expected to resume this afternoon, thanks to maintenance works following the storms and flooding of last week.
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Jobs lost at Mount Owen as Glencore cuts production
Hunter Valley miners face another round of job cuts, this time 70 to go from the Mount Owen Coal Mine.
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Hunter Coal Festival kicks off this week
The Hunter Valley Coal Festival will kick off in Singleton this week with a presentation from Beaconsfield Mine survivor Brant Webb.
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Hunter Valley Liberals step in to fight for coal industry
Hunter Valley Liberals visited Centennial Coal’s Myuna coal mine yesterday to fight against a Greens policy which plans to end coal mining.
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Anglo American cuts Drayton coal staff
The miner has today announced it is reducing its workforce at the Drayton coal mine as reserve levels dwindle.
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Coal employment fallen in the Hunter
Unemployment has jumped in the Hunter Valley, with new figures showing NSW coal production jobs have fallen below 20,000 for the first time since 2010.
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Mining industry in the spotlight at art exhibition
An artist has spent time at both underground and open cut coal mines to inspire a new collection of paintings depicting the industry.
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Anglo American submits Drayton South mine plan a third time
Anglo American has submitted plans to develop its Drayton South mine for the third time.
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Moolarben Stage 2 coal expansion goes before PAC
Yancoal’s Moolarben Coal Mine Stage 2 proposal was referred to the NSW Planning Assessment Commission last week.
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Glencore and Peabody to merge Hunter Valley coal mines
Glencore and Peabody Energy have agreed to jointly manage the Wambo and United coal mines in the Hunter Valley, the first joint venture of its kind in the region.
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Drayton miners devastated at mine extension rejection
Fear, anxiety and uncertainty: that’s how Drayton miners have described their feelings around the government’s decision to reject an expansion of their coal mine.
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Anglo American calls on NSW Premier to overturn PAC Drayton South rejection
Anglo American wants the Premier of NSW to save 500 jobs and overturn PAC’s rejection of Drayton South mine.
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Calls for planning process shake-up after Anglo’s Drayton South mine rejected
There are calls for the planning framework in NSW to be overhauled following the rejection of Anglo’s Drayton South mine, which could cost 500 people their jobs.
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CFMEU says families will have to leave Hunter after Drayton South mine rejection
The CFMEU said the rejection of Anglo’s Drayton South mine is a devastating blow for the Hunter Valley.
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Anglo American slams PAC refusal of Drayton South mine
Anglo American says PAC’s rejection of the Drayton South mine comes as a “shattering blow” to the local community of Muswellbrook.
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