NSW approves coal mine extension keeping 1500 jobs alive until 2045
NSW approved a Hunter Valley mine extension. The north pit will keep running until 2045. This protects about 1500 jobs.
NSW Premier Chris Minns visited Hunter Valley Operations near Singleton. Minns backed a coal mine extension that the Independent Planning Commission approved.
The extension will let the north coal pit keep running until 2045. The south pit will run until 2042.
This protects about 1500 jobs. The approval includes conditions.
HVO must limit coal exports to nations with Paris Agreement climate policies. The company must use more renewable energy at the mine.
HVO must buy extra carbon offsets. HVO must prepare a closure plan within a year.
The mine still needs federal government approval. Environmental groups published a full-page apology to Pacific Island nations.
They said Australia approved a major coal expansion. Australia did this even though it threatens the future of island nations.
- 1500
- Jobs protected
- 2045
- North pit operational until
- 2042
- South pit operational until
- One year
- Closure plan deadline
Why it mattersThe decision protects regional jobs. But it shows Australia keeps backing coal exports. Island nations face rising seas from climate change.
AustraliaNSW backs long-term coal mining in the Hunter; the decision shapes Australia's climate commitments and Pacific relationships.
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