Two young apprentices from the Hunter were recognised at the 2018 HVTC Excellence Awards for the high calibre of their work at registered training organisation (RTO)...
@TheCoalface chats to father and son Hunter Valley coal miners, Merv and Jade Charnock to find out how time at the Coalface has changed. What year...
38 students have successfully completed the award- winning TAFE NSW Mining Skills Program, kickstarting their careers in the mining industry. The Mining Skills Program prepares students...
Muswellbrook mine support business Northwest Mining took home the win for Trades & Industry (small business) at the Muswellbrook Business Chambers awards. Since they set up...
Tech company IOT Group has signed an agreement with Hunter Energy to utilise the Redbank power station to provide cheap power for cryptocurrency miners. The coal-fired...
More for Glencore Glencore is buying Rio Tinto’s Hail Creek coal mine and the Valeria coal project in Queensland for $1.7 billion. The acquisition follows Glencore’s...
Power Play The closure of the Liddell coal-fired power station is still a contentious issue with the federal government pressuring AGL to either keep the plant...
It’s Official. Malabar Coal Limited have announced that acquisition of 100% of the Drayton mine assets is now completed. The Drayton mine assets provide the infrastructure...
Publishers Opinion Contractors get it tough in mining. We often see permanents laid off and then shortly after the contractor brings in their crew. It really...
Publishers opinion – We reckon it’s about time we celebrated the Hunter’s best coalminers. @ The Coalface believes in championing our industry and our hardworking coalminers....