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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Donna Page

EXPLAINED: Hunter mining land set to be unlocked - The Real Truth

CRUCIAL: Retired Tocal College head Cameron Archer said it was time large parcels of Upper Hunter land were brought back into the mainstream economy.

MORE than 6000 hectares of mining land in the Upper Hunter has been earmarked for other industries as part of a blueprint to diversify the region's economy and create thousands of new jobs.

Amid concerns about a long-term global shift away from coal, the state government has identified sections of mining leases that could be used for everything from intensive agriculture to manufacturing and hazardous industries to food processing.

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