Mining Notes

NSW Government clarifies the strategic future of coal exploration and mining in New South Wales

What commodities are showing more resilience from COVID-19 and why?

Olivier Binyingo, a director in the Johannesburg office of Herbert Smith Freehills South Africa LLP who has built particular experience in the Democratic …

Climate change impacts used to reject new NSW coal mine

Insurers raising the bar on flood insurance claims

The Queensland 2010/11 wet season was even wetter than 2008, with insurers raising the bar on making insurance claims for flooded pits by increasing the …

Women in Mining

On 1 May 2014, with over 120 attendees, Herbert Smith Freehills (London office) hosted the inaugural "Copper: Bears vs Bulls" debate, organised by Women …

Warkworth Extension Project – Court of Appeal upholds LEC’s decision to overturn Part 3A approval

The NSW Court of Appeal has recently delivered a judgment upholding a decision by the NSW Land and Environment Court to overturn the Part 3A approval …

Qld: Government releases Galilee Basin Development Strategy

On 7 November 2013, the Queensland Premier, Campbell Newman, released the Galilee Basin Development Strategy (Strategy). The Strategy acknowledges the …

Uranium ban overturned, but production is years away

The Queensland Government has announced that it will assemble a three member committee to oversee the reintroduction of uranium mining in Queensland. …

Queensland government calls for EOI in it’s lucrative bauxite leases

The Queensland government has called for expressions of interest in its lucrative bauxite leases in far north Queensland, but with a twist, the private …

Coal industry uproar over State budget’s increase in mining royalties

The LNP Government’s first State budget has caused a stir in the Queensland coal industry after last week announcing an increase in mining royalties of …

Wiggins Island – something to be celebrated

As a person who spends a large amount of their time dealing with mining infrastructure, the rate of structural reform and progress in the area can be …