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Mt Owen mine expansion gets green light

THE New South Wales Planning Assessment Commission has approved Glencore’s submission to expand its Mt Owen Coal mine in the Hunter Valley, after the company made modifications to its proposal to protect biodiversity.

Lou Caruana
Glencore's Mt Owen coal mine in NSW.

Glencore's Mt Owen coal mine in NSW.

Glencore is seeking to extend the life of the Mt Owen open cut operations until 2030 and mine another 86 million tonnes of coal from the site, which lies between Singleton and Muswellbrook. The extra...

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