Downer awarded long-term maintenance contract
Downer has been awarded a four-year contract to become the lead contractor for maintenance services at Origin Energy’s Eraring Power Station, the largest baseload power station in Australia.
Read MoreDirect mining spending boosts Hunter economy
The NSW Minerals Council’s latest annual member company
Expenditure Survey has found that the 23 participating mining
companies directly injected $4.5 billion into the Hunter economy in
2016/17, supporting thousands of jobs and generating millions in
additional spending across the region, particularly in local mining
communities.
Over 1,000 new coal mining jobs for the Hunter
The strong turnaround in coal prices and steady demand for Hunter coal from our key export markets has delivered over a thousand new coal mining jobs to the Hunter over the last year.
Read MoreMarket commentary
Several years ago, towards the end of 2012, there wasn’t
just a decline in the NSW mining market, there was a cliff and
Ampcontrol took a tumble. Like many others in the Hunter
region, the swiftness of the downturn coupled with the almost
immediate cessation of work, meant our business had to take
stock pretty quickly.
Mined Land Rehabilitation Conference
The Tom Farrell Institute at the University of Newcastle and the Hunter Environmental Institute are joining forces on 12 April to run the 8th Annual Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Conference at Wests, New Lambton.
Read MoreCoal exports set all-time record in 2017
The latest trade data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates the strength of coal exports in 2017 which were valued at $56.5 billion, 35 per cent higher than 2016.
Read MoreQuarry Mining recruits disability worker
Glencore and Quarry Mining in
partnership have created a valuable
opportunity to provide a disability
worker with employment, new skills and
experience, working within a workshop team environment which
boasts an exceptional culture for safety and camaraderie.
NSW coal mining jobs growing again
The strong turnaround in coal prices and increased demand for NSW coal from
our key export markets is delivering
more coal mining jobs for NSW.
Wambo named Australian champions
Peabody Energy’s Wambo Mine have taken out the highly contested 55th Australian Underground Mines Rescue competition in sensational form yesterday in Narrabri.
Read More2017 HSEC Conference Award Winners
The 2017 NSW Minerals Council
Health, Safety, Environment and
Community Conference Award
Winners were announced on
14 August at the Crowne Plaza
Hunter Valley.