FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 | History Defined

Mines, thousands of jobs at risk under heritage bid, Glencore warns staff

While Glencore is the main company affected, Yancoal and Bloomfield also have operations in the application area.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 2, 2023

Mine vows to make good on promise to surrender lease

Yancoal says it remains committed to handing back an infrastructure mining lease for the South East Open Cut project at Camberwell.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 19, 2023

Australia Institute among dozens to oppose 40 million tonne open cut expansion of coal mine in NSW central west

The Australia Institute says allowing another 40 million tonnes of coal to be mined in the NSW central west does not stack up economically or environmentally.

ABC News · Jan 24, 2023

Hunter coal producers earning billions as prices hit new record highs

Newcastle coal prices hit $660 a tonne

Newcastle Herald · Aug 27, 2022

Kill the zombie: why Camberwell is fighting a mine already on ice

Camberwell residents are pushing to have an open cut mine licence extinguished in order to protect their village's long term future.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 8, 2022

Chinese owner seeking full control of big Hunter miner Yancoal

Battle for control of Yancoal

Newcastle Herald · Aug 7, 2022

Plans to extend mine near Singleton until 2050 forging ahead

Yancoal and Glencore say their joint venture, Hunter Valley Operations near Singleton, is good for another 400 million tonnes of coal.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 27, 2022

In the wake of mining: Hunter town finding optimism in industry diversity

In the next three years there will no longer be any coal mining in the Gloucester region.

Newcastle Herald · May 13, 2022

"It is a tremendous relief for everybody": Camberwell Village saved from mine

Residents in the Upper Hunter village of Camberwell are claiming an historic victory following a two decade battle to stop an open-cut coal mine from wiping out their community.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 22, 2022

NSW woman wins epic coalmine battle

A NSW farmer says she and her community can finally relax after a dogged battle against a coalmine expansion in the Hunter Valley.

AAP · Apr 22, 2022