Australian Pacific Coal has been granted a five-year extension for mining operations at Dartbrook coal mine following years of legal battles.
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Australian Pacific Coal hits another Dartbrook snag
Australian Pacific Coal is appealing the Land and Environment Court’s decision to join the Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders Association in opposing the extension of the Dartbrook coal mine life from 2022 to 2027.
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NSW court blocks Gloucester coal development
The New South Wales Land and Environment Court has rejected an appeal from miner Gloucester Resources regarding the refusal of its development application for the Rocky Hill coking coal mine.
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Whitehaven Coal agree to stop winter clearing in Leard State Forest but say Maules Creek mine still on schedule
Environmentalists are claiming a win against Whitehaven Coal after the miner agreed to stop clearing the Leard State Forest after a hearing in the Land and Environment Court.
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GlencoreXstrata acquitted of water pollution charge
GlencoreXstrata has been found not guilty of failing to report a dirty water leak at its Bulga coal mine in 2011.
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Santos face sentencing for CSG water spill
Santos will today be sentenced in the NSW Land and Environment Court for the spill of untreated water at its Pilliga drilling site in the north-west of the state.
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Cobar miner fined $100k for tailings
A copper and gold mining company in Cobar was fined $100,000 in the Land and Environment Court last week after it pleaded guilty to a water pollution charge.
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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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Mac Services Group to appeal Gulgong miners camp rejection
Mac Services Group has decided to appeal the decision to reject Gulgong miners’ camp in the Land and Environment Court.
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