June 25, 2013
By their own admission the Greens' policy to kill off the coal industry, launched today, would slash thousands of jobs in NSW and cost taxpayers over $147 billion to 2031 – that’s without including losses in mining royalties, currently returning around $1.3 billion each year to the State Budget.
June 25, 2013
Today's surprise withdrawal of support for the land access arrangement template by NSW Farmers is disappointing, particularly given it is based on the alleged actions of one company.
June 18, 2013
The NSW Government’s 2013-14 Budget has been welcomed by the NSW Minerals Council as an important step in bringing the state’s finances under control and injecting some valuable investment into the mining regions that contribute so much to the NSW economy.
June 13, 2013
NSW Minerals Council reveals latest case study to highlight coexistence between agriculture and mining
May 31, 2013
Voices of the Hunter’s mining community were heard loud and clear in State Parliament yesterday as more than 1500 miners called on the NSW Government to take action and safeguard their jobs at Rio Tinto Coal & Allied Mt Thorley Warkworth Operations.
May 27, 2013
The NSW Minerals Council has today welcomed the launch of a new independent magazine in the Hunter to highlight the real faces of mining in the Hunter Valley – the thousands of Hunter mining workers and their families.
May 22, 2013
We have today welcomed the results of a Newspoll in today’s Australian which shows that over two thirds of Australians support our national mining industry and a massive 96% of people believe a strong mining industry is important to the Australian economy.
May 20, 2013
Miners from the State’s Hunter, Illawarra and Western NSW regions took out the coveted Innovation Awards on offer at the annual NSW Mining Health and Safety Conference in the Hunter, attended by over 450 industry employees.
May 14, 2013
The NSW Minerals Council and local mining representatives hosted a careers event on Monday to discuss the many mining careers available and recognise local students supported by the industry.
May 10, 2013
NSW mining representatives were in Bathurst this week to discuss the varied and challenging mining careers on offer with local students.