January 30, 2014
The jobs of more 1,300 Hunter Valley mining workers have been secured for the next two years with the NSW Planning Commission today approving a small modification to Rio Tinto Coal & Allied’s Mount Thorley Warkworth mining operation.
January 28, 2014
Key infrastructure projects in NSW mining regions, like improvements to the Denman Children’s Centre, and Muswellbrook and Singleton Hospitals, are a step closer to receiving government funding through Resources for Regions.
January 23, 2014
Workers, community members and mining suppliers are stepping up their campaign to save more than 500 jobs at the Drayton South mine project in the Hunter Valley.
January 23, 2014
The NSW Minerals Council and radio station WSFM are joining forces to help demonstrate how important mining is to the people of Sydney.
January 22, 2014
Eligibility for the NSW Government’s Resources for Regions program should be extended and long-term funding provided so that more NSW mining communities can share the benefits.
January 22, 2014
Time is running out to showcase groundbreaking efforts to promote diversity by nominating your workplace or a colleague for the 2014 NSW Women in Mining Awards.
January 22, 2014
This Australia Day weekend, most of us will gather with friends and family to celebrate our nation. In stark contrast, a small group of extreme activists will be gathering in a state forest this weekend for training on how to flout the laws the rest of us are bound by, putting themselves and others at risk of injury or worse.
January 20, 2014
People living in Sydney sometimes forget that mining regions like the Hunter underpin the economic strength of NSW.
January 20, 2014
New export data shows China’s demand for NSW coal has increased significantly over the last financial year, cementing its place as the second largest market for the state’s coal exports and defying predictions from some commentators that demand for NSW coal would wane in the world’s most populous nation.
January 15, 2014
We're inviting eligible students entering Year 11 this year to apply for a 2014 NSW Mining Scholarship.