Anglo American says PAC’s rejection of the Drayton South mine comes as a “shattering blow” to the local community of Muswellbrook.
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Glencore’s rugby league challenge pits mine against mine
Glencore workers from different coal mines in Central Queensland are set to go head-to-head in a battle away from the coal face.
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Anglo’s Drayton South mine rejected by PAC
Anglo American’s Drayton South mine has been rejected by the Planning and Assessment Commission in order to protect the nearby Coolmore and Darley thoroughbred studs.
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Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine 70 per cent complete
Whitehaven Coal has smashed first quarter production by 30 per cent and is on track to deliver the Maules Creek coal mine.
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Arrium may sell part of Newcastle mill site
Arrium may sell part of its Newcastle steel mill site and lease it back. Such a move could raise as much as $100m for the company.
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Shenhua questions PAC recommendation to buy more prime farm land
Shenhua says it has ‘major reservations’ around some of the recommendations from PAC in regards to its Watermark coal project.
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Illawarra Coal on the run for charity event
More than 500 workers from Illawarra Coal will take part in a running event to raise much needed funds for Wollongong Hospital’s children’s ward.
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Peabody looks to extend life of Wambo coal mine
Peabody Energy is looking to extend the life of its North Wambo underground coal mine by six months with the development of an additional longwall.
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Coal company to cull workforce via phone calls
50 Yancoal mine workers are set to learn their fate today as the company calls its employees to let them know if they still have a job or not.
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‘Professional protesters’, not locals, targeting Whitehaven Coal
New South Wales acting Minister for Resources said most of the people taking part in protests against Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine are “professional protesters” and not concerned locals.
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NSW government serves up $2 million for junior explorers
The NSW state government will dish out up to $2 million in funds to assist companies looking to undertake exploration drilling programs.
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CSG in NSW can go ahead, but overhaul required
The final report into coal seam gas operations in NSW has found the industry can go ahead, but needs a significant overhaul.
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Cash up for grabs for mining-affected towns
The New South Wales government has shortlisted 14 infrastructure projects in mining-affected communities for funding.
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Farmers warn of “biggest ever” protests if Shenhua’s Watermark Coal gains approval
Some farmers in north-west NSW are angry Shenhua’s massive new mine has been approved, and are vowing to undertake civil disobedience if the project goes ahead.
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Mine workers remembered at Memorial Day service
Four mine workers who lost their lives at work in the last year were added to the Jim Comerford Memorial Wall in Cessnock at the weekend.
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Anti-uranium activists criticise NSW exploration program
Anti-nuclear campaigners have criticised the NSW government for opening up the state to uranium exploration.
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Uranium mining a step closer to reality in NSW
New South Wales has moved a step closer to developing its first uranium mine, with six companies invited to apply for exploration licences.
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Yancoal cuts 50 underground mine jobs
Yancoal is set to cut 50 jobs from its Abel underground coal mine near Newcastle.
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Shenhua’s Watermark Coal project gains PAC approval
Shenhua’s huge Watermark Coal project in north-west New South Wales has been recommended for approval by the Planning Assessment Commission.
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Mine engineering firm goes under, 120 people made redundant
A Wollongong-based engineering firm that services the mining industry has been forced to shut its doors, affecting 120 jobs.
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