The NSW Planning Assessment Commission will hear from at least 27 stakeholders today in public hearings over the proposed expansion of Anglo American’s Drayton South mine.
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Coal seam gas exclusion zones come into force
The New South Wales government’s coal seam gas exclusion zones will today come into effect.
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NSW dust control standards ramp up
Amid growing community concerns over the potential health impacts dust generated by mining activities has, the environmental watchdog has launched the next stage of its dust management agenda.
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Court told unfavourable coal mine advice snubbed
The court trial for the contentious Ashton coalmine in Camberwell has begun and the Land and Environment Court heard any assessment critical of the mine was rejected by the NSW Department of Planning.
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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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Macdonald and ‘mate’ Maitland acted corruptly over Doyles Creek: ICAC
Former NSW Labor minister Ian Macdonald has been declared to have acted corruptly over the approval of a coal exploration licence.
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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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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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Rio’s appeal could be too little too late for Hunter jobs
Launching an appeal today against a NSW Land and Environment Court’s decision to overturn the Warkworth Extension, Coal & Allied said it could be too little too late to save coal jobs at its Hunter Valley operation.
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CFMEU upbeat on Hunter mining
The mining union is optimistic about the Hunter’s job prospects in the mining industry even as the Reserve Bank’s released a grim quarterly statement on monetary policy.
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R U OK? Mining fatigue initiative
In the small Hunter Valley township of Broke, at about 4.30am a group of about six mining stalwarts are making an effort to combat the ill effects mining has had on the region’s tired employees.
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Macdonald faces more questions over Hunter Valley mine dealings
Former Labor minister Ian Macdonald will today face more questions from the New South Wales Parliament Privileges Committee about whether he was involved in a cover up over the Mount Penny exploration licence in the Bylong Valley.
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NSW’s broken planning system in need of repair
The Minerals Council recently released research from PricewaterhouseCoopers, which said project delays of 12 months or more could cost NSW 29,000 jobs, $10.3 billion in lost investment and $600 million a year in lost mining royalties over the next 20 years.
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Hunter vacancy rates up as mining slumps
The Hunter region’s rental situation could ease and become cheaper as the mining slump increases vacancy rates.
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Controversial Hunter Valley coal dust report gets review
A statistician will conduct an independent review of data on dust emissions in the Hunter Valley after a report handed down by the Australian Rail Track Corporation was slammed in a peer review.
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Industry Q&A: CHPP Operator
As part of our new Q&A series we interview you, and find out what your job is day to day. In this edition we speak to Aaron Breiner, a Coal Handling Preparation Plant Operator on GlencoreXstrata's Mangoola mine.
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Coal action group to conduct dust level tests
Community groups in the Hunter Valley will conduct their own testing of coal train dust after rejecting a recent report that stated coal trains did not have stronger associations with elevated particulates.
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Toowoomba feeling brunt of mining slump
The effects of the mining investment slowdown are trickling through southeast Queensland, with many Toowoomba businesses slashing jobs.
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Money troubles hit Hunter Vally locals
Lifeline say its financial counselling offices across the Hunter Valley are being swamped with people who have lost their jobs and don’t have back up plans.
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Mangoola coal mine: In focus
Despite the downturn in coal, not every mine is shutting up shop, Alex Heber and Vicky Validakis report.
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