The CFMEU said it is disturbed about reports PPE is being stolen from the Perilya mine at Broken Hill.
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29,000 jobs at risk under ‘broken’ planning system
The NSW Minerals Council has said project deferrals and postponements of 12 months or more will jeopardise 29,000 jobs across the state and result in $10.3 billion in lost investments.
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NSW dumps ‘dud’ Cobbora coal mine
New South Wales Treasurer Mike Baird said he has avoided the ‘dud deal of the century’ by dumping the government’s obligation to develop and operate the Cobbora coal mine.
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Businesses in favour of Moolarben mine expansion
A majority of Mudgee businesses have backed plans by Moolarben Coal to extend its mining operations by 180 hectares, extending the life of the mine to 2033.
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Students get a real-life dose of mining
A group of hopeful Queensland Minerals and Energy Academy high school students from all over the state gave presentations in Newcastle to 20 Xstrata engineers and senior mine workers.
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Minerals Council rubbishes Greens’ fossil fuel policy
The New South Wales Minerals Council has hit back at the Greens, saying their energy strategy would ‘slash jobs and trash the economy’.
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Greens want to put the kibosh on NSW power stations
The NSW Greens are looking to close all large-scale fossil fuel power stations by 2031, claiming politicians are the only obstacle to a state run entirely on renewable energy.
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Funding plan for Ulan Road slammed by local council
A funding plan to fix a road used heavily by mining companies in the NSW mid-western region has been slammed by the local mayor for slugging the regional council with a multi-million dollar bill.
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Mining slowdown hits Maitland rental returns
The effect of the mining slowdown is seeping into the Hunter Valley rental market with rental returns curbed in Maitland during the past year.
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Delay in licences not deterring uranium mining hopefuls
The chief of uranium explorer company Marmota Energy says a seven-month delay in the New South Wales Government’s decision to issue exploration licences is reasonable.
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Santos to be prosecuted for Pilliga pollution
The NSW government has decided to prosecute Santos for the spill of untreated water at its Pilliga drilling site in the north-west of the state.
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No love lost for Hunter FIFO from councils
Hunter councils are demanding more involvement in deciding on fly-in fly-out camps like the proposed $100 million temporary camp in Singleton.
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Miners looking at human rights policies
Mining, oil and gas companies are increasingly designing human rights policies that will control the effects of their projects on indigenous communities, according to a native title lawyer.
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Explorers’ state of origin challenge
The NSW Minerals Council says the Queensland Government has issued a minerals exploration challenge to NSW just in time for this year’s first State of Origin match.
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Newcastle turbine gone with the wind
The famous Kooragang Island wind turbine in Newcastle will be up for sale, making way for a coal-loader in the future.
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CSG protests will end expansion: report
Protests opposing coal seam gas projects with ‘myths’ are jeopardising around $150 billion investment bonanza, according to a mining industry report.
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Farmer asks for Mining Act arbitration amendment
A farmer in Bylong Valley is protesting against what he calls a loophole in the Mining Act that lets miners force ‘compulsory arbitration’.
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People encouraged to use their ‘Voice for Mining’
The NSW Minerals Council has today launched a new initiative to give a greater voice to people who support mining in NSW.
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Noise concerns muffled
Mining coal is an around the clock operation with mines working 24/7 to efficiently produce the commodity. Companies are investing millions to mitigate the impacts on local communities. Vicky Validakis reports.
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Farmers say no to CSG in Gippsland
Mining companies have acquired exploration licences for more than 350,000 hectares of Gippsland and the community is not happy.
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