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Survey confirms increased mining jobs and spending in Cobar
Survey confirms increased mining jobs and spending in Cobar Results from the NSW Minerals Council’s latest annual Member Expenditure Survey have confirmed mining’s ongoing strong economic contribution to Cobar. In the last financial year, participating mining companies supported over 638 local jobs and directly spent $133 million in Cobar. This is an increase in Cobar job numbers and spending […]
Economy26 February 2024
Record mining spending recorded in Northern Region of NSW
Record mining spending recorded in Northern Region of NSW Results from the latest NSW Minerals Council’s Member Expenditure Survey have confirmed mining’s continued critical economic contribution to the Northern region of NSW, including the New England communities of Narrabri, Boggabri, Gunnedah, Tamworth and surrounding areas. In the last financial year, participating mining companies directly injected $424 million […]
Economy26 February 2024
Survey confirms mining spending and jobs contribution to Central West
Survey confirms mining spending and jobs contribution to Central West Results from the NSW Minerals Council’s latest Member Expenditure Survey have confirmed mining has emerged as a strong and consistent economic contributor to Central West. In the last financial year, participating mining companies supported over 5,500 jobs in the Central West. This is the fourth […]
Economy21 February 2024
Survey confirms mining spending boost and jobs growth in the Illawarra
Survey confirms mining spending boost and jobs growth in the Illawarra Results from the latest NSW Minerals Council’s Member Expenditure Survey have confirmed mining’s continued critical economic role in the Illawarra. In the last financial year, participating mining companies supported over 2,060 jobs in the Illawarra, an increase of over 200 jobs compared to the previous year and only the […]
Economy21 February 2024
Survey confirms record spending and mining jobs in the Hunter
Survey confirms record spending and mining jobs in the Hunter Results from the latest NSW Minerals Council’s Member Expenditure Survey have confirmed mining’s continued critical economic role in the Hunter. In the last financial year, participating mining companies supported over 15,300 jobs in the Hunter, an increase of over 1,700 jobs compared to the previous year, and the highest number […]
Economy21 February 2024
Latest data reveals mining’s record-breaking contribution to NSW economy
Latest data reveals mining’s record-breaking contribution to NSW economy The NSW Minerals Council’s latest annual member Expenditure Survey reveals in the last financial year 28 participating NSW mining companies supported record levels of mining jobs and direct spending in NSW, delivering a significant boost to the NSW economy. In the last financial year, participating mining […]
Economy16 February 2024
Registrations are open for the WIMnet NSW Mentoring Program 2024
Registrations are open now for the WIMnet NSW Mentoring Program 2024 Launching in early April, this award-winning program offers support to NSW women in the mining and resources industry. Everyone that participates is matched with an experienced industry mentor (male or female) who can share their expertise. They’re also given the opportunity to engage in […]
Industry22 January 2024
Strong support for nuclear power in key Sydney federal seats
Strong support for nuclear power in key Sydney federal seats Voters in three key Sydney federal electorates have overwhelmingly indicated support for lifting the ban on nuclear power, and for nuclear power to be considered as part of Australia’s future energy mix according to new polling released by the NSW Minerals Council today. The results […]
Industry16 January 2024
Port of Newcastle Protest – Statement from CEO
24 November 2023 Port of Newcastle Protest Statement from Chief Executive Stephen Galilee As activists and extremists attempt to shut down the Port of Newcastle this weekend, they may wish to consider some facts regarding NSW coal exports and global coal supply. NSW coal exports are a very small component of global coal supply. In […]
Economy23 November 2023
Mining Communities to Carry Unfair Burden of Budget Repair | Statement from NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee
Today’s NSW Budget confirms the unfair burden regional mining communities will be forced to bear in the task of budget repair. While the NSW Government’s effort to repair the State’s fiscal position is commendable, regional mining communities are amongst those hardest hit. Mining royalties are forecast to deliver the NSW government $13.2 billion over the […]
Economy18 September 2023
Increase in NSW Coal Royalty Rates | Statement from NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee
Statement from NSW Minerals Council CEO Stephen Galilee The increase in coal royalty rates announced today by the NSW Government will impose a significant additional impost on coal producers at a challenging time of lower coal prices and increased operating costs. The coal industry directly employs nearly 30,000 people in NSW and supports 180,000 indirect […]
Economy5 September 2023