Coal haulage in NSW will be seriously impacted next week as around 200 train drivers undertake industrial action over a wage dispute.
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Financial kickbacks hurting Hunter Valley health services
An occupational health service provider owned by the CFMEU and the NSW Minerals Council has been accused of providing mining companies with financial kickbacks that disadvantage doctors tendering to perform compulsory medical exams on coal workers.
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Coal mine opportunities for Singleton businesses
The Singleton Chamber of Commerce will hold a meeting at Rio Tinto’s Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine aimed at educating local businesses on how to cash in on the coal industry.
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Calls for coal wagons to be covered, petition launched
A petition has been launched calling on Premier Barry O’Farrell to instruct the coal industry to cover and wash coal wagons.
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Rio secures small Mt Thorley-Warkworth win
After numerous setbacks Rio Tinto has managed to gain permission to expand its Mt Thorley-Warkworth mine in the Hunter Valley.
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Drayton miners step up fight to save their jobs
Anglo American has penned an open letter to the NSW Premier on behalf of workers at its Drayton mine asking for approval to extend mining operations for the next 30 years.
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Mining affected towns shortlisted for funding
Contenders for round two of the New South Wales Government’s Resources for Regions funding have today been named with 19 projects competing for funding.
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Sydney breakfast radio show set to broadcast from Hunter Valley mine
The NSW Minerals Council and radio station WSFM will team up to host a live broadcast from a Hunter Valley mine site.
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Miners lash out as government revokes tenements
Acting on recommendations from the corruption watchdog New South Wales Premier Barry O’Farrell is introducing legislation to cancel the exploration licences for Doyles Creek, Mt Penny and Glendon Brook.
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ICAC responds to activist group about Rio Tinto mine expansion
Bulga residents fighting Rio Tinto’s expansion of Mount Thorley Warkworth mine say the Independent Commission Against Corruption is taking its referral seriously after asking for more evidence.
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Minerals Council calls for changes to mining community funding
The New South Wales Minerals Council is calling on the State Government to reconsider the eligibility criteria for what constitutes a mining affected area under its Resources for Regions funding program.
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Miner tests positive for meth, loses unfair dismissal claim
A miner has lost his claim for unfair dismissal after he was fired for lying about his drug use.
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Leighton inks $100 million contract for Aurizon coal contract
Leighton has been awarded a $100 million contract to deliver a train support facility for Aurizon which will support its coal haulage fleet.
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ICAC urged to investigate Rio’s Warkworth approvals process
Bulga residents fighting Rio Tinto’s expansion of Mount Thorley Warkworth mine have asked ICAC to investigate after the Department of Planning recommended approval for the project two days after the application was lodged.
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Rio Tinto fined for failing to minimise visible dust
Rio Tinto’s Bengalla mine in the Hunter Valley has been fined for failing to minimise dust emissions after various warnings from the Planning Department.
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Female contractor killed at Ravensworth coal mine
A female contractor has been killed in an accident on Saturday night at GlencoreXstrata’s Ravensworth open cut coal mine in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales.
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Rio Tinto and Glencore in stoush over mine expansion plans
A turf war between Rio Tinto and Glencore is playing out in the Hunter Valley as Rio lodges an objection to a mine expansion by its neighbour.
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Dozer collides with light vehicle on BHP’s Mt Arthur coal mine
Workers were lucky to escape serious injury when dozer and a light vehicle collided at BHP Billiton’s Mt Arthur coal mine, in the Hunter Valley on Friday.
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Bush fire threatens GlencoreXstrata’s Mangoola coal mine
A bushfire is raging out of control this afternoon near GlencoreXstrata’s Mangoola coal mine.
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No mining camp for Singleton: Application denied
A proposed mining camp development slated for the Hunter Valley town of Singleton was last night rejected.
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