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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Gabriel Fowler

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Coal mine plans ramp up - The Untold Story

Mt Arthur Coal mine, with Muswellbrook in the background. BHP is closing the mine down, while plans to extend 15 other mines in the Upper Hunter are forging ahead.

PLANS to extend the life of Hunter Valley Operations coal mine to 2050 to remove another 400 million tonnes of coal are forging ahead with the submission of a scoping report to the federal government.

Yancoal and Glencore, joint operators of Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) located just outside Singleton, lodged the report with the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, ahead of community consultation and the completion of an environmental impact statement.

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