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An empty coal train heads west through Maitland bound for the coal mines. The Hunter Valley Coal Chain (HVCC) is the chain of coal delivery in New South Wales, Australia from (mainly open-cut) coal mines in the Hunter Region to the Port of Newcastle and domestic coal-fired power stations in the Hunter Valley.
Open cut coal mine in the Hunter valley. Coal is mined in every state of Australia.The largest black coal resources occur in Queensland and New South Wales. [1] About 70% of coal mined in Australia is exported, mostly to eastern Asia, [2] and of the balance most is used in electricity generation.
The Hunter Valley No. 1 mine began production in 1979. In 2000 Coal & Allied merged the Howick and Hunter Valley mines to create Hunter Valley Operations. The Lemington mine, which began production in 1971, was acquired and merged into Hunter Valley Operations in 2001. Hunter Valley Operations is 100 per cent owned by Coal & Allied Industries. [8]
The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, Newcastle Region, or simply Hunter, is a region in northern New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately 162 km (101 mi) to 310 km (193 mi) north of Sydney.
Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) is a large scale open cut operation located outside of Singleton. HVO is a joint venture between Yancoal (51%) and Glencore (49%). HVO produces 8.3 million tonnes of thermal and high quality semi-soft metallurgical coal Integra Underground, Hunter Valley, New South Wales
The continued expansion of coal mines comes even as Australia pushes to host the Cop31 climate summit in 2026 on behalf of the island nations. “The nation intends to co-host COP31 – the 2026 ...
Burning Mountain, the common name for Mount Wingen, is a hill near Wingen, New South Wales, Australia, approximately 224 km (139 mi) north of Sydney just off the New England Highway. [2] It takes its name from a smouldering coal seam running underground through the sandstone.
Parts of the Hunter Valley are important for grape growing and wine producing. [11] The Hunter Valley is also one of Australia's most important coal mining areas. [12] The Hunter River is threatened by drought, climate change [citation needed] and proposed loss of water due to coal mining.