As part of our ongoing program of community engagement, member company The Bloomfield Group recently hosted a series of school mine tours co-ordinated by the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue. Year 5 students at Singleton Public School toured Bloomfield’s Rix’s Creek Mine, where they were given the opportunity to learn about the benefits of mining andLearn more Dialogue School Mine Tours Program takes students to Rix’s Creek
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s School Mine Tours Program is now underway for 2023! Year 9 students from Muswellbrook High School visited the Bengalla Mine on April 27 and Year 5 students from Aberdeen Public School visited Mt Arthur on May 3. These are the first of a busy schedule of school mine tours forLearn more School mine tours kick off for 2023
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue has postponed its Annual Forum until next year and “parked up” its 2020 School Mine Tours Program due to Covid 19 restrictions. The forum, which brings together a collaboration of community, industry and government representatives, was due to be held in November and was expected to attract about 200 peopleLearn more Dialogue update on postponing Forum event and School Tours for 2020
Mangoola Mine is providing a real-life example of a sustainable biome as part of St Joseph’s High School students’ Year 9 Geography studies when they visit the mine in August and September with the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s School Mine Tours Program. With the first tour completed on August 26, about 125 students will visitLearn more Mangoola rehabilitation helping students learn about sustainable biomes
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s School Mine Tours Program is on the road for 2019. The School Mine Tours Program will see 18 schools from the Muswellbrook-Singleton area tour 13 Upper Hunter mines. The schedule includes 21 tours across the year with about 800 Year 5 and Year 8/9 students participating. May kicked off theLearn more School tours back on the road
Students from St Joseph’s High School had the rare opportunity to witness the birth of a new coal mine when they visited Mach Energy’s Mount Pleasant Operation. The Aberdeen school’s Year 9 students visited Mount Pleasant Operation in two separate tours in late November as part of the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s School Mine ToursLearn more Latest school mine tour heads to new Mount Pleasant Operation
School was in at Mount Thorley Warkworth (MTW) Mine on Wednesday, May 23 when students from Singleton’s St Catherine’s Catholic College visited as part of the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s School Mine Tours Program. From a mine lookout, the 44 St Catherine’s Year 5 students had a panoramic view of the mine operations and presentationsLearn more Singleton’s St Catherine’s Catholic College visit MTW Mine
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s School Mine Tours Program is back on the road for 2018 with the first stop at Mt Owen Mine. Forty one Year 5 students from Singleton’s King Street Primary School visited the Glencore mine site on May 9 as part of the Dialogue’s School Mine Tours Program which will seeLearn more The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue’s School Mine Tours Program is back
St James Primary School and Aberdeen Public School students got a birds eye view of how mines are combining traditional mining operation with high tech tools at Ravensworth Mine while students from Denman Public School and St Joseph’s Primary Denman took a step into the future at Mangoola Mine. At Ravensworth, the giant haul trucksLearn more St James Primary School and Aberdeen Public School students visit Ravensworth Mine
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
