COAL MINING

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  • Blind farmer loses land battle against "rotten" miner

    A legally blind farmer in the NSW Hunter Valley has agreed to allow mining exploration on his farm after NuCoal Resources took him to court yesterday.

    30/11/2011

  • Pike River had many problems: expert

    Former Pike River mine safety consultant David Stewart yesterday told the New Zealand Royal Commission into the tragedy he had a host of concerns over the mine’s safety prior to its explosion.

    22/11/2011

  • Booming mine town rents skyrocket

    The mining boom is causing rents in regional towns to skyrocket, with prices in Moranbah jumping about $1000 a week in the past three months.

    17/11/2011

  • Australian standards higher: Pike River inspector

    Australian mine inspectors have a “much better picture of what’s happening” than those in New Zealand, according to the former Pike River inspector.

    16/11/2011

  • Peabody executives head down under

    Two of Peabody Energy’s top global executives will be relocated to Brisbane as the company’s Australian business grows stronger.

    09/11/2011

  • Chinese miner abandons QLD coal plans

    A Queensland conservation group is claiming a win after state-owned Chinese miner Shenhuo International Group abandoned coal exploration south of Toowoomba.

    03/11/2011

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