February 10, 2014
The mining industry takes the issue of air quality seriously. Hunter coal miners are part of the Hunter community, raise families in the Hunter and breathe the same air as everyone else. We work closely with regulators and actively review all the available scientific evidence, which gives us confidence that air quality around the rail corridor is good and consistent with other parts of the region.
February 07, 2014
The NSW Government's moves to improve knowledge about air quality in Newcastle and the Lower Hunter is a welcome step forward and will strengthen the science-based discussion around air quality issues in the region.
February 04, 2014
2014 is shaping up to be another big year for NSW mining.
February 03, 2014
Green activists and extremists are happy to dish it out, but they sure can’t take it.
January 30, 2014
Entries are coming in fast for the NSW Women in Mining Awards, having already exceeded the number of nominations for the inaugural awards in 2012. Due to popular demand, we're extending the deadline for nominations to Thursday, 6 February.
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.