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The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue has released their 2023 Air Quality Update. The Update analyses and reports on key aspects of air quality across the Upper Hunter region, includingconcentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) for the 2023 calendar year, as well as examining the relationship between particulate matter and other factors such as rainfallLearn more Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue releases 2023 Air Quality Update
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue has developed a number of projects and studies examining potential beneficial uses for land post-mining – now Dialogue industry partner Malabar Resources is putting those ideas into practice through the development of a large solar farm. Malabar has gained NSW Government planning approval to develop the 25 MW Maxwell SolarLearn more Malabar Resources Solar Farm approved on rehabilitated mine land
An ambitious programme at two Coal & Allied mine sites is aiming to improve the quality of rehabilitation in the Upper Hunter Valley using native seeds and leading agricultural practice in land management, soil preparation, sowing and monitoring. As part of their Warkworth Extension approval process, Coal & Allied have committed to rehabilitating the majorityLearn more Rehabilitation Case Study: Native seed reclaiming on mined land (Yancoal MTW and HVO sites)
New figures released today show the relatively low volume of water from the Hunter River system used by mining operations during 2014 and 2015, only using up to 3 per cent of the total water flowing through the river system in the Upper Hunter. The figures are from the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue (UHMD) waterLearn more First of its kind report shows low volume of Hunter River water used by mining
A trial of grazing beef cattle on rehabilitated mining land is showing encouraging results which point to a sustainable use of mined lands as commercially- productive pasture after mining has ended. Halfway through the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s Grazing Study, cattle grazed on rehabilitated pastures have been sent to market and tested; the cattle out-Learn more Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue Grazing Study Update
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue assessed water use by the mining industry in the Upper Hunter in 2014 and 2015. Using a common accounting framework, mining companies have reported their water inflows and outflows from operations. This has helped them to manage their water use and embark on water saving and reuse opportunities. Please clickLearn more UHMD 2014 and 2015 Water Usage Results Released
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue has kicked off 2016 with the release of its annual forum report, and updated rehabilitation figures. With the Hunter Coal Festival beginning tomorrow as well as both the Tocal Field Days conference and Best Practice Ecological Rehabilitation of Mined Lands Conference, April is set to be a busy month forLearn more Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue releases new figures and reports
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s grazing study is now well into its second year, comparing whether rehabilitated mined land can support sustainable and profitable livestock grazing, as compared with grazing on unmined native pastures. The four-year project is being undertaken at Coal & Allied’s Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) mine site, with control properties located atLearn more Promising results for Upper Hunter Grazing Study
New—and some very imaginative— ideas for making use of mine voids were developed by community members at this week’s Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue (UHMD) Community Day in Muswellbrook. Around fifty attendees at the Muswellbrook Regional Art Centre were told about mine rehabilitation progress in the area, and updated on several Dialogue projects concerning air quality,Learn more Dialogue Community Day encourages creative ideas for Mine Rehabilitation
Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, has publicly recognised the efforts of the government and industry partnership investigating whether rehabilitated mine land can sustainably support productive and profitable grazing in the Upper Hunter. The ‘Grazing Study’ aims to address concerns about the future use of mine land and has been developed out of constructive discussionsLearn more Minister for Primary Industries praises mining’s work with community and rehabilitated mine land
