December 20, 2013
There has been a strong show of support for the expansion of a Hunter Valley coal mine that will give a lifeline to 1300 workers and hundreds of companies that supply the mine.
December 20, 2013
“The collaborative arrangement signed today, between the NSW and the Federal Governments, to develop a one stop shop for environmental approvals will provide certainty for NSW mining companies and re-energize much needed investment in our state,” NSW Minerals Council CEO, Stephen Galilee said today.
December 19, 2013
The livelihoods of 1,300 Hunter mining workers and their families will be secured by the timely approval of Rio Tinto’s Warkworth mine modification.
December 19, 2013
We’ve called for greater consultation and other changes to increase the clarity, certainty and simplification of the proposed “One Stop Shop” for NSW and Commonwealth assessments.
December 18, 2013
The new NSW Freight and Ports Strategy recognises the need for government infrastructure investment to support increasing NSW mining output, the state’s largest export by value.
December 17, 2013
We’re pleased to announce that our NSW Women in Mining network (WIMIN NSW) is collaborating with the AusIMM’s WIMnet to launch a brand new group to give women in the industry more networking opportunities.
December 17, 2013
The strong message for the NSW Government out of today’s MYEFO report is that the mining approvals process in our state must be improved to generate economic activity and growth and avoid losing more NSW mining jobs.
December 16, 2013
Anti-mining activists have once again put themselves and others in danger, this time in a political stunt around Whitehaven’s Maules Creek construction site and Tarrawonga mine.
December 16, 2013
NSW could need as many as 1,800 new jobs in mining operations by 2018, accounting for around 10% of the jobs growth in our industry nationally over the next five years.
December 13, 2013
Taking risks, learning to compromise and a just little bit of luck are the three keys to career success, according to one of the NSW minerals industry's leading women.