New export data shows that global demand for NSW coal has increased significantly over the last financial year, according to the NSW Minerals Council. “Coal is our State’s most valuable export...
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A third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80% of current coal reserves globally should remain in the ground and not be used before 2050 if global warming is to stay below the 2°C target...
Getting coal from Hunter Valley mines to Newcastle’s coal port has just become a whole lot easier with the completion of five new railway tracks. Deputy PM Warren Truss said the Hexham Relief...
A surprising joint venture has been struck between Peabody’s Wambo open cut coal mine and Glencore’s United mine in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales. In a statement released by...
Despite what the Abbot Government is saying, Australian miners will actually receive very little benefit from the Australia-China free trade agreement signed on Monday, according to analysts Wood...
Yesterday’s signing of an historic Australia-China free trade agreement has been applauded by mining chiefs, who say it will boost a flagging resources sector and provide momentum for the...
Clive Palmer has accused Campbell Newman of lavishing tax payer’s money on Indian coal mining company, Adani, to build a rail line in the Galilee Basin while ignoring Queensland companies with...
Premier Campbell Newman announced on the weekend that the Queensland Government would invest in key infrastructure in the Galilee Basin to ensure coal mine projects go ahead in the remote part of the...
The global energy agency has forecast that Australia is set to be one of the world’s leading coal and gas exporters. In its World Energy Outlook 2014 report released late last week, the International...
Glencore has ordered compulsory closures of its coal mines for three weeks over the Christmas period to help address issues with over supply. In a statement released this morning the company said...