July 31, 2014
Cattle have been moved onto rehabilitated mine land near Muswellbrook in a new study that is investigating whether rehabilitated mine land can sustainably support productive cattle grazing in the Upper Hunter.
July 30, 2014
The NSW Minerals Council welcomes its new member China Molybdenum (CMOC), majority owner and manager of Northparkes Mines, a copper and gold mining operation located near Parkes in Central West NSW.
July 30, 2014
Today, while a handful of the usual protesters try to score political points in Sydney, tens of thousands of NSW miners are hard at work at mines across NSW, providing an essential service that keeps the lights on and generates significant economic activity for the state.
July 29, 2014
There’s mining fever at the Commonwealth games this year, after two notable competitors brought home gold this week in Glasgow, Scotland.
July 24, 2014
There is good news this week for jobs and economic activity in the state’s Central West with confirmation that the majority CMOC owned Northparkes Mines has been given the green light to continue operations until at least 2032.
July 24, 2014
A five year extension has been granted to the Cowal Gold Mine, near West Wyalong in central west NSW, by the Department of Planning and Environment.
July 23, 2014
A new festival is being launched to showcase the benefits of mining and the community support for the industry in the Hunter Valley.
July 21, 2014
Anglo American’s Drayton South extension is being referred to the Planning Assessment Commission for a final decision on whether the project proceeds, after the Department of Planning and Environment advised that the project could be approved with strict environmental conditions.
July 21, 2014
Alex McKinnon was full of emotion as he made his much publicised return to Newcastle’s Hunter Stadium. The huge crowd of supporters turned out as the Newcastle Knights, proudly sponsored by the NSW Minerals Council, took on Gold Coast Titans for the main game of the Rise for Alex round.
July 18, 2014
NSW miners are urging the Federal Parliament to immediately repeal the Minerals Resource Rent Tax (MRRT) which is a dead weight on our state’s largest commodity export industry.