September 10th, 2007

Moorlarben Mine Approved

The NSW government has announced the approval of the controversial Moorlarben mine near Mudgee NSW.
The Greens were challenging the mine, stating that the mine will increase greenhouse gas emissions by 5.3 per cent a year and use 6.9 megalitres of water each day.
However, NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor said “It’s just not tenable to refuse a [...]

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September 7th, 2007

Aimex 2007 – Now For Sales?

AIMEX 2007 was held at Sydney’s Olympic Park from 4 September to 7 September 2007. AIMEX is one of the largest mining exhibitions held in the world, and it is certainly Australia’s biggest.
Last time it was held in 2003, over 10,000 unique visitors attended the event. For those people that cannot make it to AIMEX, [...]

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