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Bloomfield wants to mine Rix's Creek until 2038

THE New South Wales Independent Planning Commission is reviewing a proposal by the Bloomfield Group for the continuation of mining at Rix's Creek mine in New South Wales until 2038 and the extension of open cut operations at its West Pit.

The Bloomfield Group wants to extend the life of its Rix's Creek open cut mine in NSW.

The Bloomfield Group wants to extend the life of its Rix's Creek open cut mine in NSW.

The proposed development will use open cut mining methods to extract coal from the Hebden, Barrett, Liddell, Arties, Pikes Gully and Lemington seams of the Whittingham Coal Measures within the bounds of...

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