The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has approved Whitehaven Coal’s Vickery coal project in the Gunnedah Basin.
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Claims Maules Creek protestors interfered with explosives on site
Investigations are underway following claims that protestors broke into the Maules Creek mine and tampered with explosives on site.
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Maules Creek mine winter clearing case adjourned
A court hearing into Whitehaven Coal’s winter clearing activity at the Maules Creek mine site has been adjourned.
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Whitehaven CEO speaks against trend for fossil fuel divestment,
The growing trend for shifting investment away from fossil fuels and towards renewables has coal bosses nervous.
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Mining officially starts at Maules Creek coal mine
Whitehaven Coal has commenced open cut mining at its Maules Creek coal mine.
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Wenco wins Whitehaven Coal fleet management contract
Wenco International Mining Systems has won the fleet management contract for Whitehaven Coal's Maules Creek mine.
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Maules Creek protests enter second year
Protestors have celebrated the second anniversary of the Leard Blockade camp at Whitehaven's Maules Creek mine.
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Moylan escapes jail after coal hoax
Whitehaven Coal hoaxer Jonathon Moylan has escaped jail, after being convicted of disseminating false information to the market.
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Whitehaven hoaxer Moylan avoids jail
Whitehaven Coal hoaxer Jonathon Moylan has avoided a prison sentence following his sentencing today.
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1800 people apply for 100 jobs at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine
Ongoing protests at Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek mine is having no impact on people wanting a job at the project with 1800 people applying for 100 permanent roles on offer.
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Whitehaven Coal looks to hire 450 workers for Maules Creek mine
Whitehaven Coal is getting ready to hire the 450 workers it will need to run the controversial Maules Creek 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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Whitehaven Coal cuts jobs at its coal processing plant
Whitehaven Coal is cutting jobs at its coal handling and preparation plant at Gunnedah in response to “tough” coal market conditions.
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Spies infiltrate coal mining protest camps
Fed up with protests near its operations in north-west NSW, coal mining company Idemitsu has admitted to hiring spies who infiltrated activist camps in the area.
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Protesters not stopping Whitehaven from building Maules Creek mine
Whitehaven Coal is facing a further legal challenge against its Maules Creek mine that aims to halt the felling of trees in the Leard State Forest.
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Whitehaven Coal protests head to Sydney CBD
Hundreds of protesters took part in a rally in Sydney yesterday in opposition to the construction of Whitehaven Coal’s $767 million Maules Creek mine.
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Jonathan Moylan pleads guilty to Whitehaven Coal hoax
The man who wiped $314 million off the value of Whitehaven Coal after issuing a fake press release has pleaded guilty in the NSW Supreme Court.
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Whitehaven Coal restarts Narrabri longwall mining
Whitehaven Coal has restarted longwall production at its Narrabri coal mine.
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‘Environmental choir’ blocks Whitehaven Coal trucks
Haulage at Whitehaven Coal’s Tarrawonga mine was temporarily halted this morning after members of the Ecopella choir locked themselves to the operation's front gates.
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Green groups accuse miners of dodgy offset packages
Biodiversity offsets used by mining companies to gain approval for major projects will be investigated in the first of three public hearings of a federal senate inquiry today.
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