Projects
The Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue is committed to ensuring communities near where mining companies operate are environmentally sustainable and that impacts of mining on air, land, and water resources in the Upper Hunter are minimised.
The Dialogue’s Joint Environment Working Group brings together our community and environment groups, local and state government and mining industry stakeholders to prioritise issues and develop and implement solutions to address cumulative impacts of mining for the Upper Hunter communities.
Managing and minimising air quality impacts, ensuring the region’s water resources are used responsibly and sustainably; and rehabilitating mined land to leave a long term positive legacy are all key environmental priorities for the Dialogue.
The Dialogue has also examined Social Impacts and Infrastructure issues under a previous theme.
Project themes
Rehabilitation and Land Use
Rehabilitating mined land to leave a long term positive legacy…
Water Quality and Stewardship
Ensuring sustainable and responsible use of the region’s water resources…
Air Quality
Managing and minimising air quality impacts for the Upper Hunter…
Featured projects
Upper Hunter Air Quality Monitoring Data Analysis
Rehabilitation Principles and Commitments
All Upper Hunter mining operations are progressively rehabilitating land disturbed by mining to provide temporary or final cover to minimise land or air quality…
Cattle Grazing Studies
The Dialogue is supporting industry studies which demonstrates that rehabilitated mine land can support long-term sustainable and profitable cattle grazing in the Upper Hunter….
Water Accounting Framework – Mining’s Water Use
The Dialogue reports annually on mining industry water use and reuse in the context of the Hunter River and other water users via a…
Hunter River Water Quality (HRSTS) Assessment
The Dialogue has analysed water samples across the Upper Hunter to determine if any impacts to water quality arise from mining in the region….
Beneficial Reuse of Voids
The Dialogue has researched a variety of potential beneficial post-mining land uses for mine voids that will benefit Upper Hunter communities in the future….