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Operations at Wongawilli Colliery to recommence

Operations at the Wongawilli Colliery will recommence, creating up to 110 jobs for Illawarra locals. The news comes after approval was granted by the New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission...

Aussies are gifting lumps of coal this Christmas

Australians are giving the gift of coal this Christmas to their loved ones, or not so loved ones, in the latest prank gift trend. The coal our miners are working tirelessly to dig out of the ground...

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...

Paris climate change agreement “historic”

  In what has been called a historic moment, the global climate change conference in Paris has seen an agreement made to see fossil fuels replaced by renewable energy sources. After a grueling...

Glencore to cut 180 jobs from Collinsville mine

Glencore has announced they will cut 180 jobs at Collinsville coal mine by March next year The company said they commenced consultation last week with its Collinsville workforce over further steps to...

Deadly “Black Lung” disease emerges in Queensland

Three cases of Black Lung have been detected in three months at coal mines in Queensland, in what could be the tip of the iceberg for a disease that had been wiped out in Australia half a century ago...

Queensland coal industry to boom with Indian demand

India will soon become the number one importer of coal, which will set Queensland up as a premium supplier of its lower emission coal, according to a report released by the International Energy...