New South Wales

Evolution Mining has been given Board approval to develop the Cowal underground gold mine in New South Wales, allowing group annual production to soon pass 900,000 ounces.

The New South Wales Government has pledged almost $200 million for mining industries and mining communities as part of the state’s 2021-22 Budget, including a focus on critical minerals exploration.

New Hope Group has flagged that the monthly average thermal coal price at its New South Wales operations have increased by 78 per cent since September 2020.

The New South Wales Government has offered an additional $2.2 million in grants for the state’s mining industry to uncover new mineral deposits.

Yancoal has suffered a fall in coal production due to rain and flooding at its Hunter Valley mines in New South Wales.

BHP plans to seek approval for an extension of operations at the Mount Arthur thermal coal mine in New South Wales to 2045 despite recent efforts to sell the asset.

The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) has restarted its coal services on the Hunter Valley Network in New South Wales after the state bore the brunt of severe flooding.

Silver Mines has requested a bigger upfront payment from Thomson Resources for the sale of the Webbs and Conrad silver and polymetallic projects in New South Wales.

Mach Energy Australia submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the New South Wales Government to double the Mount Pleasant coal mine’s output.

South32’s proposed mine life extension for the Dendrobium mine in New South Wales has been rejected by the New South Wales Government Independent Planning Commission (IPC).

New South Wales has launched an underground mine explosives facility on the Central Coast to encourage further innovation and development of explosive testing.

The New South Wales Government has released its Illawarra-Shoalhaven regional plan 2036, which factors in the challenges coal developments face in the future.

The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has approved Whitehaven Coal’s application to extend the Vickery coal mine near Gunnedah.

Newcrest Mining has continued its bullish development at its Cadia gold mine in New South Wales, leading to operational records headlining the June quarter.

New South Wales has the potential to fortify its economic recovery by approving the 32 mining projects that are sitting in the NSW planning system.

The New South Wales Government will defer payments for exploration licences and assessment lease applicants by up to six months in a bid to support mining companies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Australia’s mining, resources and energy industry has received healthy salary growth despite an overall drop in SEEK job advertisements, according to a recent employment data report from the company.

In a new step forward for lifting the ban on uranium mining in Australia, a parliamentary inquiry has recommended that the New South Wales government support the repeal of the Uranium Mining and Nuclear Facilities (Prohibitions) Act 1986 in its entirety.

Western Australia has become the top mining jurisdiction for investment, according to Fraser Institute’s annual survey of mining company rankings.

Bis’ recently unveiled coal grader, Razor, has attracted widespread interest among Australia’s mining community.