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Social Impact Assessment Guideline released
The Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) has released a Social Impact Assessment Guideline (the Guideline) for State significant mining, petroleum production, and extractive industry developments. The NSW Minerals Council has had ongoing input into earlier drafts of the Guideline. While there have been some changes in language, which likely reflect responses to stakeholder […]
Industry13 September 2017
NSW Biodiversity Conservation Reforms Have Commenced
The Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016 (the Act) commenced on Friday 25 August 2017. The legislation largely acts to codify the assessment and offsetting of biodiversity that is currently applied to mining through the Biodiversity Offsets Policy for Major Projects. A new assessment method may result in higher offset ratios depending on the type of offset […]
Industry31 August 2017
2017 HSEC Conference Award Winners announced
“ The 2017 NSW Minerals Council Health, Safety, Environment and Community Conference Award Winners were announced last night at the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley. Each award recipient has been acknowledged for their innovation and excellence in ‘workers health’, ‘mine safety’, ‘environmental sustainability’ and ‘community engagement.’ “As always, our awards entrants were all of […]
Industry15 August 2017
Fact sheet: NSW Coal Mines Subsidence Compensation Act
“ The NSW Government has introduced legislation to the NSW Parliament to create a new Coal Mine Subsidence Compensation Act. The changes contained in the legislation include: Mine Operators Liable for Subsidence Damage: Mine operators will be made directly liable for subsidence damage caused by their operations. Currently mine operators pay a levy towards […]
Industry3 August 2017
NSW bucks trend, Increases Exploration Expenditure
ABS report on mineral and petroleum exploration for the March 2017 quarter – increase in NSW expenditure on mineral exploration bucks Australian trend Mineral (includes coal and metals) exploration expenditure fell 16.2% ($65.5m) across Australia to $337.6m in the March quarter. This is not unexpected, as expenditure in the March quarter is typically lower than […]
Industry28 June 2017
Opinion: Why coal needs to stay in the energy mix
Families and businesses across NSW were hit with a power punch to the hip pocket last week. Read more here: https://www.nswmining.com.au/getmedia/7077ed82-f74f-478a-8793-5a3aa861beb3/Daily-Telegraph-23rd-June
Industry23 June 2017
NSW Minerals Council Exploration Forum ‘The Rocks and Beyond’
Over 100 explorers, geologists, industry professionals and government representatives attended the 2017 NSW Mining Exploration Forum ‘The Rocks and Beyond’ at NSW Parliament House earlier this week. NSW Resources Minister Don Harwin also attended to support our explorers and deliver a ministerial address. The Minister to the Forum that, “Since this Government came […]
Industry11 May 2017
Voice for Mining Family Day’ back – 2 July 2017
“ A big day for rugby league and a big day for our miners Rugby League fans will again be able to cheer on two great teams – the Newcastle Knights and NSW miners – at the popular Voice for Mining Family Day at McDonald Jones Stadium on July 2. Thousands of […]
Industry4 May 2017
C-word too hard to say in push for renewable energy future
As appeared in The Daily Telegraph, 27 April 2017. THERE’S an episode of the US sitcom Happy Days where the Fonz can’t bring himself to use the word “sorry”. He gets out the first few letters, but is just unable to say the whole word. In much the same way, many of our politicians just […]
Industry27 April 2017
Focus on compliance, community and environment at Exploration Forum
“ Compliance, community engagement and environmental management will be at the forefront of this year’s NSW Minerals Council Mining Exploration Forum. The Forum, to be held at State Parliament on the 8th of May, will bring together explorers from across NSW for discussions on exploration issues facing the industry. Rachael Cronin, Deputy Director […]
Industry27 April 2017
The Australia Institute’s Confused Relationship With Coal Continues
“ The Australia Institute (TAI) seem confused as to whether they support coal mining in NSW or not. Today, TAI has claimed that a proposed Queensland coal mine will hurt the NSW economy by reducing coal mining royalties and impact jobs, through potential mine closures in this state. In the ‘research paper’ Royalty […]
Industry24 April 2017