July 02, 2015
The people of Singleton and the wider community have thrown their support behind the 1,300 workers and their families from Rio Tinto’s Mount Thorley and Warkworth mining operations.
June 30, 2015
The Planning Assessment Commission is holding a public hearing in Singleton today and tomorrow, where it will reach its final decision on Rio Tinto’s Mount Thorley Warkworth (MTW) continuation project.
June 25, 2015
Persistent rain was not enough to dampen enthusiasm for a group of environment and community professionals from across the Central West who met last week in Mudgee as part of the annual Central West Mining & Extractive Environment Team (MEET) get together.
June 23, 2015
The NSW Government’s 2015-16 Budget has taken important steps to address the broken NSW planning system with a $17 million investment to halve the time it takes to assess state mining projects.
June 19, 2015
A strong minerals exploration sector is critical for mining to remain one of the key economic and employment drivers in NSW. That’s the message explorers and industry associates will hear today at the 2015 NSW Minerals Council’s ‘Beyond the Rocks’.
June 17, 2015
The NSW Budget must include measures to restore investor confidence in NSW, and ensure our State is well placed to respond to growing demand for minerals resources.
June 16, 2015
‘Jobs first’ is the clear message from the Singleton community to decision makers when it comes to major project proposals like mining, new research has revealed.
June 15, 2015
Demand for NSW coal remains strong and exports to key Asian markets have increased over the current financial year, strengthened by emerging international markets for our state’s coal.
June 12, 2015
Anglo-American’s Drayton South project should be approved and jobs should be the priority when assessing major projects according to the majority of respondents in a new survey of the Muswellbrook community.
June 11, 2015
It’s likely that the average person will never see firsthand the origins of the materials that power the modern world; the people and processes that happen so we can use our computers, switch on our lights and drive our cars.