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Employer cancels driverless truck plan at coal mine

A major mining company will not automate heavy vehicles at one of its operations. Whitehaven Coal recently stopped trialling its autonomous haulage systems (AHS) at the Maules Creek mine. Management...

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Coal mine offers $20K employee wage increase

An emerging mineral producer significantly improved worker remuneration. Whitehaven Coal recently offered its employees a $20,000 pay rise at the Maules Creek coal mine in Boggabri, 127km northwest...

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Driverless truck issues reduce coal production

An employer downgraded forecast output due to autonomous and manpower difficulties at its coal operations. Whitehaven Coal expects to report 4.3 million tonnes of managed run-of-mine production for...

The very last drop - Making the most of mine site water

Landholders object to Boggabri coal mine water grab

Landholders around Maules Creek and Harparary areas will today lodge objections to a proposal by Idemitsu to construct a new borefield to supply water to its Boggabri coal mine, after the miner found...

NSW mines slapped with fines

Boggabri Coal and Whitehaven have been slapped with a number of fines by the NSW Department of Planning and Environment for environmental infringements. Boggabri received two penalty notices for...

Protesters Halt Tree Clearing At Maules Creek

Protesters Halt Tree Clearing At Maules Creek

Over the weekend around ten environmental activists locked themselves to tree clearing plant and equipment at the protest-plagued Maules Creek coal mine in New South Wales. The activists were...

Maules Creek Mine Officially Opened

Maules Creek Mine Officially Opened

Despite years of intense protesting by activists, Whitehaven’s controversial Maules Creek mine was officially opened today by NSW Premier Mike Baird. NSW Minerals Council CEO, Stephen Galilee...

Maules Creek Coal Train Hijacked By Protesters

Protesters have hijacked the first train load of coal to leave Maules Creek coal mine last night, starting with a 58 year-old-man locking himself to the train. A further group of 22 fellow...