Hume Coal

 The IPC determined to refuse development consent, concluding the $533-million Hume Coal and Berrima Rail project “does not achieve an appropriate balance between relevant environmental, economic and social considerations”.
ENVIRONMENT

Hume Coal project gets red light

Hume Coal sought planning approval to extract approximately 50mt of run-of-mine coal over 23 years.

01 September 2021

Historic mining activity in Berrima, NSW.
ENVIRONMENT

Local council battling Hume Coal's second tilt

Hume wants to use underground mining techniques to mine up to 3.5 million tonnes of coal each year.

25 August 2021

The government is effectively saying: “we’re desperate and we need your business”.
HOGSBACK

Coal not pretty enough for the Southern Highlands

Meanwhile, the government is saying: "we're desperate and we need your business".

10 June 2021

IPC demands extra information before Hume determination
ENVIRONMENT

IPC demands extra information before Hume determination

The location of the mine and community concerns about impacts would require close attention.

28 May 2019

IPC expected to hand Hume Coal report by June
ENVIRONMENT

IPC expected to hand Hume Coal report by June

Written submissions were also able to be lodged to the IPC up until March 6.

12 March 2019

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11 March 2019

Hume project director Greig Duncan.
ENVIRONMENT

NSW IPC wraps up Hume public hearings

Project director Greig Duncan said Hume Coal welcomed the IPC public hearings.

27 February 2019

Hume Coal's proposed  mining method proves controversial
UNDERGROUND

Hume Coal's proposed mining method proves controversial

To help eliminate impacts on surface features and water resources, a non-caving method was proposed.

16 December 2018

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