NSW Minerals Council survey shows mining spending down, despite being a $4.5 billion industry in Hunter

Ian Kirkwood
Updated May 12 2018 - 8:26am, first published 8:24am
COAL WARS: The big banks might be refusing to fund new coal projects, but existing mines, including Mount Arthur, near Muswellbrook, are still pumping out products and profits.
COAL WARS: The big banks might be refusing to fund new coal projects, but existing mines, including Mount Arthur, near Muswellbrook, are still pumping out products and profits.

DESPITE the end of the coal mining construction boom, the industry still contributed $4.5 billion to the Hunter economy last financial year, the latest annual NSW Minerals Council survey of coal mining company expenditure has found.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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