The NSW Government has approved an application from Snowy Hydro to build a new 660 mega-watt gas-fired power station in Kurri Kurri. A spokesperson for the...
Before Christmas, at a meeting of Union Delegates from coal mines and power stations across the District, I was honoured to be part of a very...
Industry and government are starting to invest heavily in hydrogen because of the benefits it can offer both economically and environmentally, and right here in the...
The 2022 WIMnet NSW Mentoring Program is now accepting applications from interested mentors and mentees. The Women in Mining Network (WIMnet) NSW aims to support, nurture,...
Bis has signed a multi-year on-road haulage contract for Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) at its Howick based processing facility. The load and haul solution features a...
Raising funds for the Tongan community affected by the recent tsunami, Newcastle Pasifika Rugby Union side will be taking on the Hunter Wildfires in a one-off...
Recent calls for ‘same job, same pay’ do not reflect the facts. Australian mining workers are not underpaid or precariously employed. Australian mining directly employs 256,800...
Like other Hunter industries the mining sector faced many challenges in 2021, including Covid-19. Thanks to the incredible efforts of our local mining workforce and our...
With just one year of Australian Kart Championship (AKC) racing under his belt, 16-year-old Rohan Gresham has his sights on a podium finish in the 2022...
@ The Coalface is back for 2022, bringing you the best stories of the Hunter coal mining industry. While we do enjoy our annual Summer hiatus,...
Building careers is at the heart of family owned business Mannion Drilling, and 2021 has seen their staff go from strength to strength with award nominations,...
Whitehaven is taking a new approach to community investment, providing the local community with greater transparency and even more input into how Whitehaven’s discretionary sponsorships and...
Heavy rainfall over the past few weeks has seen extensive flooding in the North West region. We had a chat with the region’s locals to discuss...
More than 300,000 trees have been planted across Whitehaven’s Maules Creek biodiversity offset properties to protect and enhance biodiversity values, including threatened ecological communities and threatened...
What a year 2021 has been. We’ve been challenged by the pandemic, drought and now floods, but we’ve done it together. As we lead into Christmas...
Who are you and what do you do? I’m the Longwall superintendent at Whitehaven’s Narrabri Underground Coal Mine. I’ve been at Narrabri for 8 years and...
The 2021 New England North West Business Award winners were announced on October 29 with a number of the regions mining industry leaders and businesses recognised...
New Year Starts on the Strength of Meeting the Challenges Gunnedah Shire is heading into 2022 following two years of incredible challenge. On top of the...
Community Satisfaction Survey Results Released Narrabri Shire Council’s 2021 Community Satisfaction Survey has revealed that 91% of the community is supportive of Council’s vision for the...
The Bis Underground Tomago team have raised $4,461 for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service after walking a whopping 1,736km during October 2021 as part of the...
CH4 Drilling have gone above and beyond donating over 450 toys and presents to Allambi Care, to be gifted this Christmas to children who have been...
For the second year in a row Hughesy from A Plus Contracting & Poly Welding has taken top spot on the fundraising leaderboard raising a massive...
This month the Complete Parts and @ The Coalface $500 Community Gift has gone towards a ton of toys for the Complete Parts Christmas Giving Tree...
Glencore has provided more than $270,000 for school projects as part of the latest round of funding from their Schools P&C Grants program. The funding has...
Hundreds of thousands of Tatra Trucks serve in militaries all over the world, with their unique design and extreme endurance now gaining traction in the NSW...
Wambo Coal The past few years have thrown many challenges at the Wambo Coal team, and they’ve managed to overcome most to record a solid 2021...
Malabar Resources As Malabar Resources prepares for the construction of the Maxwell Underground Mine, they continued to build and strengthen their relationships with those who matter...
Glencore is Australia’s largest coal producer with 17 mining operations across NSW and QLD and the Hunter is home to 8 of them. As you can...
Bengalla Mining Company Bengalla Mining Company are committed to providing career opportunities to people in our community and ensuring a skilled workforce into the future. One...
Mt Arthur Coal In 2021, Mt Arthur Coal have continued to be at the forefront for promoting diversity and inclusion in our industry. Over 18.5% of...
Rix’s Creek & Bloomfield Mine Bloomfield’s focus on navigating the challenges of COVID-19 continued through 2021, with the launch of the Spend With Local Small Businesses...
Mount Thorley Warkworth & Ashton Coal Mine Yancoal is committed to investing in the communities in which it operates and partnering with community groups to achieve...
Lunatic environmental activists chained themselves to railway tracks dangled from high tripods, deliberately putting themselves in the path of the huge locomotives that deliver the Hunter’s...
Since the beginning of civilization, we have seen enormous technological advancements in mining techniques. But traditional or ‘old school’ mining methods will always have an important...
Stuart Barnett is our mining industry’s leading personal injury lawyer. This month he has some important advice about accessing your Superannuation after Total and Permanent Disability....
Australia’s largest and most influential mining event, the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) is at Melbourne Showgrounds from January 31 – February 2. IMARC attracts...
Around the world, many miners celebrate December 4 as Miners Day and commemorate their patron saint, St. Barbara, requesting her continuing protection for their daily work....
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue is helping spread Christmas cheer in local schools. Offered in conjunction with the Hunter River Times newspaper, the Dialogue Christmas in...
The 23rd of November was a special day for our union. After the disappointment of cancelling our annual Memorial Day in September for two years in...
This month we caught up with Mark McCallum, CEO of Low Emission Technology Australia (LETA) to find out what’s new in the world of carbon capture...
Bengalla Mining Company has generously made available land in Muswellbrook for a proposed Upper Hunter Regional Museum, which will showcase the diversity and rich heritage of...
The winners of the BHP 2021 Women in Resources National Awards have been announced and we are proud to share that Phoebe Thomas from BHP’s Mt...
The MCA’s ESG: Change for the Better report released recently demonstrates the minerals industry is not only a leader in innovative, efficient mining and minerals processing,...
The resilience of our miners and our mining communities during 2021 has been absolutely amazing. After the challenges of last year we all started 2022 with...
2021 has been another crazy year full of ups and downs but we are finishing the year with an issue jam packed full of positive and...
What a roller coaster ride the year has been again, but we made it and can only hope with the festive season upon us we find...
Following last month’s update on the array of innovations on the development of autonomous machines on show at MINExpo 2021, we felt it only fitting to...
New ground-breaking predictive biometric technology is set to transform the way people and companies work through real-time health management, saving lives and increasing productivity by predicting...
There comes an age when you’re too old to sit in Santa’s lap. But the good news is you’re never too old to visit Santa at...
Christmas, New Years and school holidays are all fast approaching, and we can’t wait to get out and about with Covid restrictions finally starting to ease....