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Gas mining is on the rise in NSW. Traditional coal communities are undergoing gas mining expansion, and communities who had never imagined being impacted by mining before are now faced with gas mining exploration.
Coal seam gas
Exploration is currently underway on the Liverpool Plains for the mining and extraction of coal seam methane, or coal bed methane, posing a real menace to our most precious natural resources: water and agriculture.
Latest News:
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Govt must act to protect Gunnedah Basin food bowl from gas mining expansion
- Media release: Speaking at a community meeting at 10am Friday 17th July 2009 in Mullaley on the Liverpool Plains, Greens MP and mining spokesperson Lee Rhiannon will call for an end to coal seam gas exploration and extraction on the best food-producing land in the Gunnedah Basin.
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Mining NSW
- Cadia Valley Operations is regarded as Australia's largest underground mine, and could be expanded by about 50%, requiring a new gas fired power station to be built - Bruce Reynolds ABC News, 1 Sep 2008
People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port
