Strategic inquiry into underground coal mining in the Southern Coalfield

Following from the December 2006 government announcement that an inquiry into the impacts of underground coal mining on natural features in the Southern Coalfield would be commissioned, the NSW Department of Planning has released the final report from the inquiry.

The inquiry established an independent expert panel to undertake a strategic review of the impacts of underground mining in the Southern Coalfield on significant natural features (rivers and significant streams, swamps and cliff lines) and report on the social and economic significance to the region and the State of the coalfield resources.

The report is available here to download directly, and more information is also available from the NSW Department of Planning website.

DOWNLOAD REPORT: Impacts of underground coal mining on natural features in the Southern Coalfield: strategic review (July 2008)

More Information, including maps (NSW Department of Planning web site)

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