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Hard hats, safety glasses, protective gloves and hi vis vests became part of the school uniform for 21 students when Peabody’s Wambo Mine became a giant, outdoor classroom on May 28. The students from Milbrodale, Jerrys Plains, Martindale and Broke public schools toured the Wambo operations as part of the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s SchoolLearn more Milbrodale students visit Wambo Mine
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue and its mining industry partners “went to rehab” for the Hunter Coal Festival. Backed by its mining industry partners, the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue put the subject of rehabilitation of mined land on the educational program of April’s Hunter Coal Festival. The Dialogue expanded its community engagement display which visitsLearn more Upper Hunter Mining dialogue talks rehab at Hunter Coal Festival
Rix’s Creek Mine became a giant, open-air classroom when 25 Singleton High School Year 9 students toured The Bloomfield Group Rix’s Creek Coal Mine site on October 25. The tour was part of the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s School Mine Tours Program which is scheduled to see about 1200 local Year 9 and Year 5Learn more Rix’s Creek Mining Tour For Singleton High Students
The mining industry and community came together at the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s annual forum on December 6 to review the Dialogue’s activities and plan its future. More than 85 participants, representing a broad range of stakeholders gathered at the Muswellbrook Race Club to hear from multiple experts from research and government presenting on subjectsLearn more 2016 UHMD Annual Forum
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’s Joint Advisory Steering Committee met in Singleton on 3 November to review the Dialogue’s progress on a range of projects and prepare for the upcoming UHMD Annual Forum on December 6. The Committee includes representatives from the community, local government and industry. The Hunter Research Foundation presented the preliminary resultsLearn more UHMD Joint Advisory Steering Committee meeting update
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
